Dust Devil switchgrass
Panicum virgatum 'Dust Devil'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tallup to 2.5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Wine purple
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dust Devil' switchgrass (Panicum virgatum 'Dust Devil') is a grass for borders, accents, rain gardens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy or clay soil. Its wine purple flowers attract butterflies and birds. Deer tend to pass it by. It forms a clump up to 60 inches tall and 30 inches wide.
Pairs well with Big bluestem, Red twig dogwood, and Witch hazel.