Cape Breeze Switch Grass (#3)Cape Breeze Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) is a compact, upright ornamental grass ideal for smaller landscapes and clean, low maintenance plantings. Its tidy form and manageable size make it easy to use in a wide range of designs. Growing just 23 feet tall, Cape Breeze offers soft green foliage through the summer, followed by golden tones in fall. Airy flower plumes add texture without overwhelming nearby plants. Best Uses: borders, small spaces,

and consistent fall color

features interesting white banding on needles which give an airy appearance from afar

Form: Columnar

Native and very adaptable

dense shade tree

Adaptable and hardy

Sixteen Candles features a more upright

Bottlebrush Buckeye is a large native shrub known for its dramatic white flower spikes that bloom in midsummer when few large shrubs are flowering

fast-growing shade tree known for its fine-textured foliage and open canopy

Foundation beds

One of the best ornamental grasses for shade

2–3 ft off structures