Northwind Switch Grass is a clump forming grass which grows very tall with long, wide leaves. As winter approaches, the Northwind Switch Grass plant changes color but remains upright all growing season. The tall Northwind Switch Grass makes great cover for many kinds of nesting birds. Northwind Switch Grass should be cut back at the end of each winter before the new growth appears in the spring. Northwind Switch Grass is blue-green in the summer but changes to a brown-orange in the fall The flowers of the Northwind Switch Grass are very small and yellow and can be used long term as a dried floral arrangement. Northwind Switch Grass is a prefered nesting area for many small wildlife animals. The Northwind Switch Grass grows several feet tall and dries out to release seeds into the wind. Your Northwind Switch Grass should be cut back in early spring just before the new growth appears.