Smooth witchgrass
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Panicum
Poaceae
Native Plants
Zone 4–10
🐾 Pet-Safe
🌱 Beginner Friendly
Smooth witchgrass is an extremely hardy, fast-growing native grass that thrives with minimal intervention. Provide full sun and occasional deep watering during establishment, then it becomes largely self-sufficient. Ideal for prairie restorations, erosion control, and low-maintenance landscapes.
Care Requirements
Care Level
Low
Sun
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Growth Rate
Fast
Mature Height
36″ – 72″
Soil
sandy loam
Life Cycle
Perennial
Spacing
12″
Watering Schedule
Every 10-14 Days • Deep Watering When Soil Surface Is Dry
Soil pH
4.8 – 7
Temperature
-25° – 105°F
Mature Spread
up to 36″
Root Depth
Deep
Foliage
Fine
Ecology & Origin
Native to
Alabama
Albania
Argentina Northeast
Arizona
Arkansas
Austria
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil North
Brazil Northeast
Brazil South
Brazil Southeast
Brazil West-Central
British Columbia
California
Central European Rus
Chile Central
Attracts
🐝 Birds
Sources
Data: trefle, usda
Image: trefle.io — Taken Sep 5, 2022 by cubs1225 (cc-by-sa)
Hardiness Zones
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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