Northwind Switch Grass
Also Known As:
Upright Switch GrassBotanical Name:
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'- Forms a tight upright clump of gray-green foliage becoming vase-shaped with age
- Flat leaf blades are 30 cm long, branching almost vertically from upright stems
- Grass is topped with slender airy cloud-like green panicles
- Leaves turn golden-yellow in the fall and tan throughout the winter
- A good ornamental grass for a formal garden
- Bloom Time: Late summer to mid-fall
- Flower Height: 150 cm
- Foliage Height: 125 cm
- Grass Type: Warm Season
Hardiness Zone
4
Flower Colour
- Green
Height
125 cm-150 cm
Spread
70 cm-90 cm
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Northwind Switch Grass
Exposure
- Full Sun
Soil Moisture
- Average to Dry Soils
- Moist to Average
- Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
- Medium
Foliage Colour
- Gray
- Green
Critter
- Deer Resistant
Attributes
- Cut Flower/Foliage
- Deciduous
- Dried Flower/Foliage
- Drought Tolerant
- Fall Color
- Heat Tolerant
- Juglan Tolerant
- Long Blooming
- Low Maintenance
- Salt Tolerant
Flowering Time
- Fall
- Lt. Sum-Fall
Shape
- Clumping
- Upright
- Vase-shape
Garden Uses
- Naturalizing
- Roadside planting
- Rock garden
- Screening (privacy)
- Specimen
Additional Details
Growing Tips & Maintenace
- This cultivar is one of the most drought-tolerant of the panicum. Grows best in full sun and will flop over if grown in shade or overly rich soils. It should be pruned back to 10 cm above ground level in early spring.
Additional Notes
- Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions.
Size: 1g
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