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Panicum virgatum Dallas Blues
Dallas Blues Switch Grass (Blue Switch Grass): Patent PP11202
The steel-blue to green foliage is topped with plumes of reddish-purple. The flowerheads are unlike any other panicum, appearing in distinct layers.
- » Forms a dense, upright clump of steel-blue to green foliage
- » This cultivar has a wider leaf blade, (2-4 cm wide) that arches from upright stems
- » Topped with purple-pink airy panicles about 50 cm long
- » Foliage turns attractive shades of rust-brown in the fall and beige-brown in the winter
- » Bloom Time: Late summer
- » Flower Height: 175 cm
- » Foliage Height: 150 cm
- » Grass Type: Warm Season
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Birds |
Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Deciduous |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Fall Color |
| • | Heat Tolerant |
| • | Long Blooming |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Juglan Tolerant |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
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.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
This grass grows in a 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.
