Panicum — Grasses
Panicum
Full sun, moderate watering — hardy through cold winters.
- Plant out
- Mar
- In flower
- Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Hardiness
- H5
- Season
- summer,autumn
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
Growing notes
In flower July to October.
Toxic to pets
Switchgrass is a risk to horses, sheep and goats that graze it or eat it in hay: the leaves and stems can damage the liver and cause sunburn-like damage to pale skin. Cattle are not affected. Keep it out of paddocks and hay, and ring your vet if a horse, sheep or goat has eaten it; there is no hazard to people on our record.
→ Your vet or the Animal PoisonLine