Choose This If: You want the tallest RC switchgrass for screening and tall cover.

Height: 7–9 ft

Key Strength: Tallest RC switchgrass variety

Conditions: Broadly adapted. Performs best in full sun and well-drained soils, but can also handle moist soils and moderate seasonal flooding.

Winter/Maturity: Strong winter standability; slightly later maturity than Cave-In-Rock

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Choose This If: You are planting farther north or want an earlier-maturing tall switchgrass.

Height: 6.5–8 ft

Key Strength: Earlier maturity with strong northern adaptation

Conditions: Well suited to the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Plains. Handles sandy soils, imperfect drainage, and moderate seasonal flooding.

Winter/Maturity: Matures about 7–10 days earlier than Cave-In-Rock; strong winter hardiness

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Choose This If: You are planting in a hotter, drier area or a lower-rainfall region.

Height: 6–7+ ft

Key Strength: Heat and low-rainfall adaptation

Conditions: Developed for Great Plains conditions and areas with lower annual rainfall. Well suited to dry, heat-prone sites.

Winter/Maturity: Winter hardy to Zone 3B with low lodging

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Choose This If: Keeping upright cover through winter is your highest priority.

Height: Shortest variety in the RC lineup

Key Strength: Best winter standability in the RC lineup

Conditions: Strong drought tolerance with thick, sturdy stems designed to maintain structure.

Winter/Maturity: Early maturity with excellent winter standability

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Choose This If: Soil, moisture, or growing conditions vary across your property.

Height: Varies by variety

Key Strength: Adaptability across changing site conditions

Conditions: Combines Big Rock, Tecumseh, and Sundance to cover overlapping adaptation zones and variable property conditions.

Winter/Maturity: Combines the different maturity and adaptation characteristics of its three RC varieties

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