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Switchgrass

Ideal Grass for Wildlife and Erosion Control

Switchgrass stabilizes soil, supports pollinators, and provides essential winter food and shelter for quail and songbirds. A beautiful, functional addition to meadows and streambanks.


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Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)

Switchgrass is a hardy native perennial grass that serves as a cornerstone species in prairies, meadows, and streambank restorations. This warm-season grass grows in dense clumps, providing critical habitat and cover for numerous species, including songbirds, pheasants, and small mammals. Its deep root system is excellent for preventing erosion and improving soil health. Switchgrass also serves as a valuable nectar source for pollinators and offers winter food and shelter to wildlife like quail and deer. In regenerative landscapes, it plays a vital role in controlling water runoff and restoring soil structure.

Key Characteristics:

  • Wildlife Habitat and Shelter: Switchgrass provides year-round shelter for wildlife such as quail, pheasants, and songbirds. Its dense growth offers cover for nesting, while the seeds provide food for birds in winter months.

  • Erosion Control and Soil Improvement: The deep, fibrous root system of Switchgrass stabilizes streambanks and hillsides, preventing soil erosion. It enhances water infiltration and adds organic matter to the soil, improving its structure over time.

  • Pollinator Support: Switchgrass is a valuable nectar source for various native pollinators, including bees and butterflies, which thrive on its flowers during the blooming season.

  • Livestock Fodder in Silvopasture Systems: While not a primary forage grass, Switchgrass can be integrated into silvopasture systems for rotational grazing, offering supplemental fodder during dry periods.

  • Native Plant for Meadow and Prairie Gardens: Switchgrass thrives in native plantings, adding height and texture to meadows, prairies, and streambank restorations. Its upright form and golden autumn color make it an attractive addition to natural landscapes.

Product Details:

  • Native range: North America, from Canada to Mexico
  • Plant life cycle: Perennial
  • Sun requirements: Full sun to partial shade
  • Soil requirements: Tolerates dry to medium-wet soils
  • Mature height: 3-6 feet
  • Bloom time: Late summer
  • Bloom color: Green to light purple seedheads
  • USDA Hardiness zones: 3-9

Switchgrass offers exceptional ecological benefits for your landscape while providing critical habitat for wildlife. Perfect for naturalizing in meadows or stabilizing streambanks, it's a must-have for any native garden.

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Switchgrass

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Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)

Switchgrass is a hardy native perennial grass that serves as a cornerstone species in prairies, meadows, and streambank restorations. This warm-season grass grows in dense clumps, providing critical habitat and cover for numerous species, including songbirds, pheasants, and small mammals. Its deep root system is excellent for preventing erosion and improving soil health. Switchgrass also serves as a valuable nectar source for pollinators and offers winter food and shelter to wildlife like quail and deer. In regenerative landscapes, it plays a vital role in controlling water runoff and restoring soil structure.

Key Characteristics:

Product Details:

Switchgrass offers exceptional ecological benefits for your landscape while providing critical habitat for wildlife. Perfect for naturalizing in meadows or stabilizing streambanks, it's a must-have for any native garden.

Pot Size

  • 2.5" pot
  • Quart
  • 1 Gallon
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