Switchgrass

Fern Pine

About Switchgrass and Fern Pine

Switchgrass

Fern Pine

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Grass

Tree

Origin

North America, Canada, Mexico

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

Types

Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum

Number of Varieties

3830

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Prairies

Broad-Leaved Forests, Open areas, Suburban areas, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

10-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

H1, H2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

150.00 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

90.00 cm610.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Light Green, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Sandy Brown

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Root Division

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Wildlife

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark

Other Uses

Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel

Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PANICUM virgatum

AFROCARPUS gracilior

Common Name

Switchgrass

East African Yellowwood, Fern Pine

In Hindi

Switchgrass

फर्न पाइन

In German

Switchgrass

Fern Pinien

In French

switchgrass

pin Fern

In Spanish

switchgrass

pino helecho

In Greek

switchgrass

Fern πεύκο

In Portuguese

switchgrass

pinho Fern

In Polish

switchgrass

Fern sosna

In Latin

switchgrass

Fern pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Cyperales

Pinales

Family

Poaceae

Podocarpaceae

Genus

Panicum

Afrocarpus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Paniceae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

4506

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Switchgrass and Fern Pine

Wondering what are the properties of Switchgrass and Fern Pine? We provide you with everything About Switchgrass and Fern Pine. Switchgrass doesn't have thorns and Fern Pine doesn't have thorns. Also Switchgrass does not have fragrant flowers. Switchgrass has allergic reactions like and Fern Pine has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Switchgrass and Fern Pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Grass Plants » More

Switchgrass and Pearl Millet

Switchgrass and Purple Millet

Switchgrass and Elephant Grass

» More Compare Grass Plants

Season and Care of Switchgrass and Fern Pine

Season and care of Switchgrass and Fern Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Switchgrass and Fern Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Switchgrass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Fern Pine season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Switchgrass is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Fern Pine is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Switchgrass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Fern Pine is Acidic, Neutral.

Switchgrass and Fern Pine Physical Information

Switchgrass and Fern Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Switchgrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Fern Pine height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Switchgrass and Fern Pine are as follows:

Switchgrass flower color: Green
Switchgrass leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Fern Pine flower color: Light Green and Tan
Fern Pine leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Switchgrass and Fern Pine

Care of Switchgrass and Fern Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Switchgrass pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Fern Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Switchgrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fern Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.