Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) 1 GAL

Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) 1 GALA dominant grass of tallgrass prairies, its plumes of seeds are showy in their later stages. Valuable as an insect host and for winter habitat. Takes summer heat and drought well, and readily reseeds. Light: Full Sun Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry Soil Type: Adaptable Height: 3' 5' Bloom Time: Jul Aug Root Type: Fibrous Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts a number of skippers including the Delaware and hobomok skippers, a few species

This green-leafed wild type of the common purple-leafed cultivar is a hardy

Northeast and southern Canada and the pollinators

and a few small insects

but are also used by a variety of wildlife

An excellent species to plant along a tree line and allow to sucker

a few long-horned beetles

Saplings may produce nuts at 5 years

Other writers have suggested basing garden designs on the plant communities that thrive in the wild

ever expanding clump

Width: 20’-30’

American yew and ground-hemlock

visibly full of standing water