Panicgrass

A perennial grass native to North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It adds clear structure to flower beds while also functioning as a softening element. This happens mainly after the veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. Northwind is a cultivar with an upright and slender growth habit. Its grey-blue-green leaves turn bright golden in the autumn.

A perennial grass native to North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It adds clear structure to flower beds and simultaneously functions as a softening element. This is especially true after veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. The cultivar Squaw attracts attention at first glance with wine-red colored leaves and brown-pink flowers.

A perennial grass native to North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It adds clear structure to flower beds while also functioning as a softening element. This happens mainly after the veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. Characteristic for the cultivar Rehbraun are fluffy brown-red spikes and leaf tips, colored to copper and brown-red from August.

A perennial grass native to North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It adds clear structure to flower beds and simultaneously functions as a softening element. This is especially true after veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. Heavy Metal is characterized by firm upright growth and blue-green, metallic grey-green foliage. The strict austerity is beautifully balanced and softened by airy inflorescences.

A perennial grass native to North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It adds clear structure to flower beds and simultaneously functions as a softening element. This is especially true after veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. Prairie Sky is probably the bluest cultivar of perennial switchgrass. It is not as strictly built as Heavy Metal. Its clumps are looser, and it turns yellow in autumn.

A perennial grass native to North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It adds clear structure to flower beds and simultaneously functions as a softening element. This is especially true after veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. Strictum is a tall, upright, and broad-clumping variety that turns bright ochre yellow in autumn. It was bred by Karl Förster and remains popular as a solitary plant and in groups as a visual screen due to its properties.