Badlands switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Badlands'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Purple tinge
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Badlands' switchgrass (Panicum virgatum 'Badlands') is a grass for borders, accents, privacy screens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy or clay soil. It forms a clump that grows up to 60 inches tall, and butterflies and birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer. Its purple-tinged blooms add interest in summer.
Pairs well with Big bluestem, Black-eyed Susan, and Great blue lobelia.