| Common Name | Switch Grass |
| Scientific Name | Panicum virgatum |
| Height | 3-5' |
| Sun/Shade | Full sun, dry. |
| Soil | Average, moist, well drained soil. Sandy, gravelly, rocky |
| Color | Blue green in summer, orange-yellow in fall |
| Notes | Invasive species - use carefully and sparingly. Good for erosion
control. Better managed when planted in a pure stand. Provides good
winter shelter for wildlife and summer food for birds and mammals. Burn
every 3-5 years.
Grasshoppers and leafhoppers are major pests of new seedlings. Leaf rust an occasional problem. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Possibility Place | J&J Aquatic Nursery | Earthly Goods | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
$2.00/oz
$18.00/lb |
2" plug
$1.00 each Seed
|
1 lb - $20.00
10 lbs - $175.0 |
Information on Panicum virgatum:
- USDA's PLANTS database. Plant Fact Sheet: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=PANVIRvVIR
- Deam, Charles C. Grasses of Indiana. Indianapolis: WM. B. Burford
Printing Co, 1929
- Prairie Nursery 2001 Catalog and Growing Guide.
- J&J Transplant Aquatic Nursery, LLC 2001 Wholesale Catalog
and Price List.