Go Back Dallas Blues Switch Grass

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:47 PM
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
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Plant Type: Grasses

‘Dallas Blues’ is a switchgrass cultivar that is noted for its grayed blue-green foliage, dense habit, unusually large flower panicles, late flowering and rich winter foliage color. It is a clump-forming, warm season grass that typically grows in a dense, upright, vase-shaped clump to 5′ tall. Grayed blue-green foliage is wider than most panicums, and foliage turns attractive shades of rust brown to warm tan in winter. Stems typically retain vertical form without flopping throughout the growing season and into winter. Foliage clump is topped in early September by large, finely-textured, purple-tinged flower panicles that hover over the foliage like a cloud. Seed plumes persist throughout winter, providing visual interest as well as food for birds.

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Flower Color

purple-tinged

Foliage Color

blue green

Plant Spread

2-3'

Good Companions

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Plant Height

4-6'

Scape Height

NA

Hardness Zone

5

Soil Moisture

average and consistent water needs

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

colorful, tolerates many soils

Bloom Time

late summer

Critter Resistance

Rabbits/deer

Exposure

full sun

Growth Rate

medium

Seasonal Interests

summer/fall/winter