Genus	Panicum
Species	virgatum
Common name	Switchgrass
Cultivar	Northwind
Blooms	July to October
Date photo taken	Oct 18
Comments	Here's another upright North American native grass for the garden. Begins blooming in August and is still blooming at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI, in mid-October.
Submitted by	Joyce
Date submitted	October 18, 2009