A switch grass selection with a dramatically vertical habit. The upright blades have a steely blue color and are topped by airy pinkish flower panicles in summer. Foliage turns yellow in autumn and develops a golden brown winter color.
- · Metallic-blue blades
- · Strongly vertical habit
- · Pinkish flower panicles
Common Name: Switch Grass
Medium to tall clumping grass with rigid upright stems. Blooms late summer into fall.
Deer resistant. Attracts songbirds. Foliage - winter interest.
Uses: good cut flower/foliage, dried flower
Sun tolerant
Soil: average - moist. Drought tolerant.
Flowering: summer - fall
Height: 4' - 5'
Plant 12" - 24" apart
Growability: easy