Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Switch Grass

USDA Hardiness Zone 2-10

This is a broader leaved Panicum with very vertical lines for the garden composition. Blue-green foliage, changing to golden yellow for fall color. Pinkish brown airy panicles adds great texture above the blades. Introduced by Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm. Appreciated for the upright habit, through the seasons.

Good Companions

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), New York Aster (Aster dumosus), Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii), Tickseed (Coreopsis ), Maiden Pinks (Dianthus deltoides), Coneflower (Echinacea Big Sky), Beardtongue (Penstemon barbatus), Daylily (Hemerocallis ), Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum), Stonecrop (Sedum ), Blanket Flower (Gaillardia grandiflora), White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum), Ornamental Kale (Kale ), Ornamental Kale (Kale ), Stonecrop (Sedum Sunsparkler® ), Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum superbum), Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale), Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata), Fall Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia ), Butterfly Bush (Buddleia Monarch®), Bluemist Shrub (Caryopteris clandonensis)

Characteristics & Attributes

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