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Buy Native Switch Grass online. Native to nearly all parts of the United States, this common ornamental grass is a diverse species. Drought resistant once established, but can be grown in average to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Great for soil conservation, forage and grazing, game cover, soils with low fertility, and as an ornamental in the garden. Switch Grass has a tall, columnar form with medium green leaves that turn golden yellow in fall and tan in winter. In mid-summer, foliage is topped with misty pink flower panicles that float above the grass clump like a cloud. Seeds are a food source for birds in the winter.

Buy Prairie Winds® Cheyenne Sky Switch Grass online. This hardy switch grass is a perennial substitute for Pennisetum rubrum. 'Cheyenne Sky' forms a tight, vase-shaped clump of blue-green foliage that begins turning wine red in early summer.

Buy Gunsmoke Switch Grass online. A native grass that has beautiful seed heads in late summer. Wide, steel-colored leaves create a dense and robust habit. Seed heads are tan and billow over the top of the grass. This grass is sturdy and will remain standing through winter except in heavy snows. Perfect as a specimen grass in mass plantings, as a screen, and alongside ponds or streams. Adaptable to a wide variety of soil conditions.

Buy Heavy Metal Switch Grass online. Glaucous-blue leaves and a strong upright form create a formal appearance, softened only by its delicate seed heads. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions.

Buy Hot Rod Switch Grass online. 'Hot Rod' starts with blue-green foliage that rapidly changes into full-throttle deep red. Red-purple panicles emerge in mid-summer. Excellent choice for mass plantings.

Buy Prairie Winds® Niagara Falls Switch Grass online. Notably wide for a Panicum, 'Niagara Falls' is excellent for filling space in the landscape. This native ornamental grass appears like a Miscanthus in the landscape with arching foliage, but adds the powder blue color characteristic of switch grass. In fall, sprays of cream seed heads pack the top of the plant.

Buy Prairie Sky Switch Grass online. Similar in appearance to 'Heavy Metal', but boasts a slightly bluer color. An excellent switch grass for true blue color in the landscape.

Buy Ruby Ribbons™ Switch Grass online. Ruby Ribbons™ Switch Grass has similar to features to Heavy Metal Switch Grass, but in a more compact form. It has bluish-green foliage that turn a beautiful shade of burgundy in the fall.

Buy Shenandoah Switch Grass online. Best burgundy-red coloring of all the switch grasses. Deep-green foliage takes on red hues by mid-summer. The coloring becomes more pronounced until it turns deep burgundy-wine by September. Very similar in appearance to Japanese Blood Grass which is labeled an invasive species in many areas. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions.