Dallas Blues switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
RHS AGM 2018
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Purple tinge
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dallas Blues' switchgrass (Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues') is a grass for borders, accents, rain gardens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy or clay soil. It grows in a clump that stands 48 to 72 inches tall, and butterflies and birds visit it. Deer tend to pass it by. The purple-tinged blooms appear in summer.
Pairs well with Blue wild indigo, Red twig dogwood, and Little bluestem.