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Switchgrass ‘Northwind’ Garden Housecalls
4.4 out of 5 star rating 4-9 Your climate might be too cold for this plant: Change Location Find In Store OVERVIEW DETAILS STYLE CARE This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9 Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: Your climate may be too cold for this plant Change Location Be Inspired 6 Ways to Improve Garden Soil for Healthier Plants Previously known as: Panicum sumatrense 'Northwind' Description 'Northwind' is a cultivar of the deciduous, native perennial, ornamental grass that is known as switch grass. This cultivar is dense, upright, compact, and columnar with a clumping habit. The leaves are olive-green to bluish-green. Northwind switch grass (Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'): Very sturdy and drought tolerant, this plant reaches 5 to 6 feet tall and has blue-green leaves. Prairie Sky switch grass (Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'): This cultivar grows to 5 feet tall with an upright to arching form and blue-green leaves topped with blue flower clusters. Alphabetical list of all 4,000+ perennials hereSwitch Grass is one of the easiest and most attractive ornamental grasses, with no tendency to spread or become troublesome. This selection forms a tall, narrow mound of olive-green leaves, bearing airy heads of ti.
Panicum virgatum northwind Beth Chatto Plants & Gardens
1 (800) 203-8590 or Contact Us A dependable upright habit and beautiful blue green foliage set this Panicum apart from other switchgrasses. Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' is extremely drought tolerant, but soil that is occasionally boggy does not bother it. Beginning in late summer, a multitude of narrow, open panicles top the plant. Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' switch grass 'Northwind' 'Northwind' is a deciduous, perennial grass, to 1.5m tall, forming an upright clump of flat, linear, blue-green leaves turning yellow and orange in autumn. Large, airy sprays of tiny pink and green flowers are produced in late summer and persist into mid-autumn Join the RHS today and save 25% Panicum (Panic Grass Panicum Witchgrass Switch Grass) Panicum virgatum ′Northwind. Panicum virgatum ′Northwind′ Switch Grass. Family: Poaceae (Grass Family) 18; Genus: Panicum (Panic Grass Panicum Witchgrass Switch Grass) 3; Hardiness: USDA Zone 5 233; Flowers: Yellow. Foliage: A unique ornamental grass. This beautiful green, upright, clumping native North American grass was selected by Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm in the early 1990s. A unique feature of Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' is that the flower stalks appear within the clump of foliage, not arching above as with most ornamental grasses.![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/90/67/04/906704822f3ff537eca3ee98177d1239.jpg)
Panicum virgatum (Switch Grass) 'Northwind' Rain Garden, Dream Garden, Wildlife Gardening, Home
PLANT DESCRIPTION: Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' is a sturdy upright switch grass cultivar that produces many vertical culms from short rhizomes. Leaves are a bit wider than some other cultivars with olive green color on top and steely blue-green beneath. The blades are erect rather than arching with tips pointing up toward the sky. Panicum virgatum Northwind Grasses (Switchgrass) is a striking architectural plant. These super grasses produce dense, upright clumps with narrow, straight, strong upright leaves that range from olive-green to dark-green. In late Summer, the leaves are topped by golden flower spires, which appear to hover cloud-like over the flowers. Panicum Virgatum Northwind Roy Diblik Switch grass gets its name from the peaceful swishing sound it makes when blowing in the wind. 'Northwind' is a dark green, upright, rigid clumping selection. It differs from other varieties, the flower stalks are uniquely situated in the center of the clump of foliage, unlike most other grasses. Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' Common Name: Upright Switch Grass, Ornamental Grass A dark green, upright, rigid clumping selection of Panicum. Roy Diblik from Northwind Perennial Farm, who introduced this variety, describes the unique flower stalks as being similar to an arranged bouquet placed in the center of the clump of foliage.![](http://sichtschutz.selbermachendeko.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Northwind-Switch-Grass-Panicum-Nordwind.jpg)