USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Ornamental Grass

Flower Color:  Plum color

Flower Size:  Small in large clouds (panicles)

Flowering Period:  Mid-Summer through Winter

Flower Type:  Airy cloud

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color:  Blue-Green 

Fragrant Foliage:  No 

Berries:  No

Berry Color:  na

Attracts:  Visual Attention, Birds

Resistances:  Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbits, Wet Soil

One of the finest of our North American native grasses that provides four-season interest in the landscape, 'Dallas Blues' is a robust grower featuring the widest and bluest foliage of any Switch Grass. Whether planted as a specimen or massed, it is truly a presence in the landscape. In spring, new shoots emerge powder blue forming an impressive upright clump to around 5 feet tall and maybe 3 feet wide that becomes topped in summer by huge clouds of silvery plum-colored flowers that intensify in color as they age finally turning to a buff-white color. The flower panicles persist for months and are excellent for cutting and use in cut flower arrangements. Winter brings a fourth season of enjoyment as the rustling grass turns to cream tones. The foliage of this variety stands tall even under the weight of snow. The songbirds and other wildlife with appreciate the tiny seeds and will use the sturdy foliage clumps as a cold weather shelter.

A a North American native grass, Switch Grass is very easy to grow in a wide range of soils, even clay, sandy and dry soils, though they prefer the soil to be moist. They don't like an organically rich soil so there's no need to add compost or humus to the native soil when planting. Grows best in full sun but will tolerate some light shade. Too much shade and plants might become floppy. Maintenance is minimal. Cut clumps back to the ground in late winter before new growth begins to emerge.

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