Switch Grass 'Dallas Blues'
Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
· Height: 6-8 feet
· Spread: 4 feet, clumper, not a spreader
· Bloom Time: late August to September
· Bloom: pink seedheads
· Light: full sun; will flop over in shade
· Soil: average to fertile soil; not pH sensitive
· Moisture: consistent water needs; tolerates dry soil but prefers average to moist soil
· Use: back of border, specimen, rain garden, summer hedge
· Care: wind, salt and drought tolerant; cut down to 6 inches in late fall
· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems
· Native to: Wisconsin and North America, but is a cultivated, not wild variety of the native switch grass
· Notes: powdery blue-grey foliage; tolerates black walnuts
· Supplier: The Flower Factory
· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H011
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