Prairie Fire Switch Grass

4

• Pink

• PP19367

• Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Fire' - Prairie Fire Switch Grass - Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

125 cm-150 cm

70 cm-80 cm

• Full Sun

• Average to Dry Soils
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained

• Attracts Birds

• Medium

• Gray
• Green
• Red

• Deer Resistant

• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Deciduous
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Fall Color
• Heat Tolerant
• Juglan Tolerant
• Long Blooming
• Low Maintenance
• Salt Tolerant

• Fall
• Lt. Sum-Fall
• Summer

• Clumping
• Upright

• Border/edging
• Foundation planting
• Naturalizing
• Roadside planting

• This grass grows in a wide variety of soil conditions from wet to average, and is drought tolerant, once established. 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.

• 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. Conversely, extra care should be taken when planting in early spring or late fall.