Panicum virgatum 'Niagara Falls' - SWITCH GRASS 'NIAGARA FALLS' (shorter&wide clumps)

Switchgrass cultivar with shorter & wide clumps (4' x 4'). Wide powdery-blue, arching leaves, cream seed heads.

Reminds of invasive Miscanthus (Chinese Grass) and is excellent subtitute for it.

Can handle heat, humidity, black walnut and is drought tolerant.

Size : 4' tall x 4' wide clumps

Blooming time : late summer to fall

USDA zones : 4 to 9

Culture : sun, half sun, adaptable to various soil conditions, average soil, loam, clay soil. Ideal pH of the soil - neutral to slightly acidic.

Moisture Needs : medium-moist, medium (average), medium-dry, tolerates droughts.

Origin : Introduced by Walters Gardens (Zeeland, Michigan). Part of PRAIRIE WINDS® Collection and Proven Winners Collection. Patented plant under PP34509 CPBRAF, unlicensed propagation for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Deer/rabbit resistant : yes/yes

Attracts Hummingbirds : no, but attracts small song birds

Attracts pollinators : no

Pot Size : round Proven Winner quart pot (4.25" x 5" deep pot)

Plant combinations : Private and public plantings, low maintenance, sustainable, naturalistic plantings or prairie-inspired plantings. Goes well with majority of common perennials for sun (those that prefer average to medium-moist conditions) : Asters, Agastache, Echinacea, Chelone, Coreopsis, Helenium, Heliopsis, Helianthus, Hemerocallis, herbaceous Hibiscus, various Irises, Leucanthemum, tall Nepeta, Perovskia, tall Phloxes, Physostegia, Rudbeckia and many others.

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