1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, Canada, Mexico
United States, Northwestern United States, California
1.4 Types
Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum
Phlox adsurgens, Phlox alyssifolia, Phlox amabilis
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.5 Habitat
Prairies
Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands
2.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.7 AHS Heat Zone
2.8 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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
2.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Cushion/Mound-forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
150.00 cm243.84 cm
0.54
3900
9.10.1 Minimum Width
90.00 cm91.44 cm
0.1
6350
9.11 Plant Color
9.11.1 Flower Color
Green
Light Blue, Pink, Red, White
9.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
9.11.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
9.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
9.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
9.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze
Gray Green, Dark Green
9.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Sandy Brown
Gray Green, Dark Green
9.12 Shape
9.12.1 Leaf Shape
9.13 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
10.2.2 Growth Rate
10.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
10.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
10.2.5 Soil Drainage
10.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
10.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Not Available
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
11.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Root Division
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
11.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
11.7 Pruning
Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
11.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
11.9 Pests and Diseases
11.10 Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Not Available
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Birds, Wildlife
Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects
12.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
Insignificant
Insignificant
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
13.2.3 Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel
Not Available
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
PANICUM virgatum
PHLOX douglasii
14.2 Common Name
Switchgrass
Douglas Moss Phlox, Phlox
14.2.1 In Hindi
14.2.2 In German
Switchgrass
Phlox Pflanze
14.2.3 In French
14.2.4 In Spanish
switchgrass
planta de Phlox
14.2.5 In Greek
14.2.6 In Portuguese
14.2.7 In Polish
14.2.8 In Latin
switchgrass
plantae Phlox
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Not Available
15.10 Number of Species