Panicgrass

A perennial grass native to the North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It provides clear structure to flower beds and simultaneously acts as a softening element, especially after its veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. The cultivar Rehbraun is characterized by fluffy reddish-brown spikes and leaf tips, colored copper and reddish-brown from August.

A perennial grass native to the North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It provides clear structure to beds while also acting as a softening element, especially after its veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. Heavy Metal is characterized by its rigidly upright growth and blue-green, metallic grey-green leaves. The strict austerity is beautifully balanced and softened by the airy inflorescences.

A perennial grass native to the North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It provides clear structure to beds while also acting as a softening element, especially after its veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. The Squaw cultivar immediately captivates with its wine-red colored leaves and brownish-pink flowers.

A perennial grass native to the North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It provides clear structure to flower beds and simultaneously acts as a softening element, especially after its 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 vibrant gold in autumn.

A perennial grass native to the North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It provides clear structure to beds while also acting as a softening element, especially after its veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. Prairie Sky is probably the bluest cultivar of perennial switchgrass. It is not as rigidly structured as Heavy Metal. Its clumps are more open and turn yellow in autumn.

A perennial grass native to the North American prairies. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is very adaptable and long-lived. It adds clear structure to flowerbeds while also acting as a softening element, especially after its veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. Strictum is a tall, upright, and broadly clump-forming variety that turns a bright ochre-yellow in autumn. It was bred by Karl Förster and remains popular for its qualities, both as a solitary plant and in groups as a visual screen.