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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Switch Grass

Height 3-4'

Spread 3'

Growth Habit THRILLER (upright)

Landscape Application:

Specimen or mass in beds, borders, water margins, screen. Provides winter interest.

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' Plant Care:

Cut to 6" in March. Tolerates heavy clay soil. Loses upright form in too much shade.

USDA Hardiness Zone: Zone 5 (-20/-10F)

Switch Grass Characteristics & Attributes

Season of Interest

MIDSEASON (May-June), LATE (July-frost)

Mid Season (May - June)

Late Season (July - frost)

Soil Moisture Needs

Moderate to high soil moisture.

Moderate

Moist

Special Benefits

Cut Flower / or Foliage

Dried Flower

Critter Resistance

Deer Resistant

Rabbit Resistant

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