Squaw switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Red
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Squaw' switchgrass (Panicum virgatum 'Squaw') is a grass for borders, rain gardens, naturalized areas, 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 tidy clump with red summer blooms, and butterflies and birds visit it. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Blue wild indigo, Big bluestem, and Oakleaf hydrangea.