Switchgrass [Panicum virgatum]
HEIGHT: 4' - 6'
BLOOM TIME: Jul-Sep
SOIL MOISTURE: dry to medium-wet
SUN EXPOSURE: full sun
NOTES: One of the “big four” tallgrass prairie species. Roots can penetrate hardpan clay layer. Perfect for establishing native vegetation where invasives have been removed. Also good for creating biomass. Larval host for skipper butterflies. Provides important cover for birds and small mammals. Easy to establish and spreads aggressively. Drought-tolerant but can also handle moist soils.
HEIGHT: 4' - 6'
BLOOM TIME: Jul-Sep
SOIL MOISTURE: dry to medium-wet
SUN EXPOSURE: full sun
NOTES: One of the “big four” tallgrass prairie species. Roots can penetrate hardpan clay layer. Perfect for establishing native vegetation where invasives have been removed. Also good for creating biomass. Larval host for skipper butterflies. Provides important cover for birds and small mammals. Easy to establish and spreads aggressively. Drought-tolerant but can also handle moist soils.
HEIGHT: 4' - 6'
BLOOM TIME: Jul-Sep
SOIL MOISTURE: dry to medium-wet
SUN EXPOSURE: full sun
NOTES: One of the “big four” tallgrass prairie species. Roots can penetrate hardpan clay layer. Perfect for establishing native vegetation where invasives have been removed. Also good for creating biomass. Larval host for skipper butterflies. Provides important cover for birds and small mammals. Easy to establish and spreads aggressively. Drought-tolerant but can also handle moist soils.
Photo Credit: Nathan Aaron on iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/294204586