Switchgrass 'Cape Breeze'
Panicum virgatum 'Cape Breeze'
Switchgrass 'Cape Breeze' is a grass for edging, mid-border, suited to full sun and clay, loam or sandy soil, flowering Aug, Sep, Oct.
| Type | Grass |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 90 cm |
| Spread | 60 cm |
| Aspect | full sun |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 4a-9a |
| Pollinator-friendly | No |
| Pet-safe | Not confirmed |
Where to use it in a border
At around 90 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 60 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 9a, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, sandy soil.
Border Builder uses Switchgrass 'Cape Breeze''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Foxglove Beardtongue 'Husker Red'to flower when it does not
- Switchgrass 'Cloud Nine'for height behind it
- Switchgrass 'Dallas Blues'for height behind it
- Switchgrass 'Northwind'for height behind it
- Chokecherryfor height behind it
- Compass Plantfor height behind it
Garden styles
Foundation planting Meadow Native
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: