Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Perennial
Origin
North America, Canada, Mexico
Western Europe, Southern Asia
Types
Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum
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Number of Varieties
3850
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40000
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Habitat
Prairies
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
5-1
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
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm25.40 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Orange, Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Green, Tan
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
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Rosette
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Root Division
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
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, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
Red blotch
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
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Wildlife
Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Pods
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel
Animal Feed, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PANICUM virgatum
Meconopsis grandis
Common Name
Switchgrass
Himalayan blue poppy
In Hindi
Switchgrass
Meconopsis grandis
In German
Switchgrass
Meconopsis grandis
In French
switchgrass
Meconopsis grandis
In Spanish
switchgrass
Meconopsis grandis
In Greek
switchgrass
Meconopsis grandis
In Portuguese
switchgrass
Meconopsis grandis
In Polish
switchgrass
Meconopsis grandis
In Latin
switchgrass
Grandis Meconopsis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Panicum
Meconopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Paniceae
Papavereae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
45050
1
27800
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