Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Panicum amarum Deweys Blue
Common Name: Deweys Blue Switch Grass, Deweys Blue Switch Grass
Description | A tough glaucous blue Switch Grass. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | (2)3-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average, sandy, well drained |
Leaves | glaucous blue, tan in winter |
Stems | rhizomes |
Dimensions | 4 feet tall, spreads slowly by rhizomes, fountain growth habit |
Maintenance | For interest, structure and form allow plants to remain through the winter than cut back plants in the spring |
Propagation | division |
Cultivar Origin | Selected and named, by Rick Darke, for the lower Delaware beach town that bears its name. |
Notes & Reference | #203- North Creek Nursery (www.northcreeknurseries.com), #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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