Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
North America, Canada, Mexico
Chile, Southeast Asia
Types
Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum
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Number of Varieties
3840
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40000
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Habitat
Prairies
Mountain forests, subtropical regions, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-911-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-5
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, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Dark Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Sandy Brown
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Root Division
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
10-10-5, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Wildlife
Birds, Bugs, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Borders, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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
-
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Bonsai, Container, Hanging Basket, Landscape
Botanical Name
PANICUM virgatum
Begonia masoniana
Common Name
Switchgrass
Angel's Wings, Butterfly Flower, Poor Man's Orchid
In Hindi
Switchgrass
iron cross begonia
In German
Switchgrass
Eisenkreuz Begonie
In French
switchgrass
croix de fer bégonia
In Spanish
switchgrass
el hierro cruzado begonia
In Greek
switchgrass
σταυρό μπιγκόνια σιδήρου
In Portuguese
switchgrass
begônia cruz de ferro
In Polish
switchgrass
Iron Cross begonia
In Latin
switchgrass
ferrum crucem Begonia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Cucurbitales
Family
Poaceae
Begoniaceae
Genus
Panicum
Begonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Paniceae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
4501724
1
27800
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