Cape Breeze Dwarf Switchgrass

Cape Breeze Dwarf Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum 'Cape Breeze'

This ornamental grass forms a graceful clump is valued for its texture, movement, and four-season presence in the mixed border or mass planting.

  • Bold foliage provides strong textural contrast in the mixed border from spring through winter.
  • Feathery flower plumes add a secondary layer of ornament through summer and autumn.
  • Leave stems standing through winter for wildlife value and structural interest; cut back hard to 10–15 cm in early spring.
  • Best in full sun to partial shade with moist, average, dry, well-drained soil.
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Average, Dry, Well-drained, Moist
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
0.6 – 0.9
Mature Spread (meters)
0.5 – 0.6
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Fall
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Landscape Uses
Mass planting
Growing & Maintenance Tips
This grass grows in wide variety of soil conditions from wet to average, and is drought tolerant once established. Grows best in full sun and will flop over if grown in shade or overly rich soils. It should be pruned back to 10 cm above ground level in early spring.
Notes
Also referred to as Panic Grass, Panic Grasses, Switchgrass, Switch Grass, Tall Panic Grass, Thatchgrass, Wild Redtop. Warm Season Grasses:These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions. Conversely, extra care should be taken when planting in early spring or late fall.

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