Description
Switchgrass is a warm-season, native, perennial, sod-forming grass that is strongly rhizomatous. It provides abundant highly nutritious and palatable summer forage for both livestock and wildlife and also makes a high-quality hay. Switchgrass is also valuable for soil stabilization and erosion control. It does poorly on heavy clay soils but is otherwise adaptable to a range of soil types.
Details
- Type: Warm Grass
- Purpose: Pasture, Aesthetics, Reclamation, Erosion, Browse/Forage, and Xeriscaping
- Latin Name: Panicum virgatum
- Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
- Height: 3 to 5 feet
- Cool/Warm: Warm
- Sun/Shade Tolerance: 1 - Very Sunny
- Min. Precipitation: 12 inches
- Seeds Per Pound: 389,000
- Native/Introduced: Native
- Annual/Perrenial: Perennial
- Planting Rate: 3-5 lbs/acre
- Growth Pattern: Sod
Additional Information
- Variety Release Sheet:
- USDA Sheet: https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_pavi2.pdf
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