Exposure • Sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer • Foliage

Bloom Color • Red

Attributes • Good Cut Flowers • For Clay Soils • For Bird Lovers

Water Requirements • Prefers well-drained soil

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Switch Grass

Clumps of green foliage begin turning red in July and become an outstanding wine-red color by fall. Clouds of amber flowers bloom in late summer. Beautiful as a specimen or for naturalizing the landscape. Plumes are effective for winter interest.

Panicum (pah'-ni-kum)

Family: Poaceae · Common Name: Switch Grass

Native warm season prairie grasses forming clumps of upright foliage with clouds of airy seed heads. Beautiful as a specimen or for naturalizing the landscape, and the plumes are excellent for cutting and if left uncut are very effective for winter intere