Shenandoah switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
RHS AGM 2014
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Reddish-pink
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Shenandoah' switchgrass (Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah') is a grass for borders, rain gardens, winter interest, and low maintenance beds. 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 soil of most types. The foliage turns reddish in fall, and reddish-pink blooms bring butterflies and birds. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Wild bergamot, Great blue lobelia, and Red twig dogwood.