Panicum virgatum "Dallas Blues"
Seller: ALLIKASILM
About this product
Switch grass Panicum virgatum Dallas Blues – a tall cultivar with blue-green leaves and burgundy seed heads.
An upright prairie grass with clouds of airy plumes from late summer and colourful autumn foliage. Suits borders, groups and the back of a bed; tolerates clay soil and stands upright through winter.
Sold as a container-grown plant (9 cm pot); it can be planted throughout the growing season.
Specifications
- Type: Switch grass
- Latin name: Panicum virgatum
- Cultivar: Dallas Blues
- Mature height: 1.2–1.8 m
- Width: 0.6–0.9 m
- Pot: 9 cm
- Light: sunny
- Winter hardiness: USDA 4–9
Advice from our agronomist
Planting Plant in spring (May) in a sunny spot with well-drained soil; it tolerates dry as well as clay soil. Space plants 50–70 cm apart.
Watering Water regularly in the first year; later the plant is drought tolerant.
Pruning Cut dry stems back to 10–15 cm in March.
Feeding and winter care Feed in spring with compost; nothing more is needed. Hardy; leave old foliage until spring.
Codes and attributes
| Size | 9 cm pot |
|---|---|
| Category | Other grasses |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — €2.99–3.99, free from 59,00 €
- Courier to the door — €7.99–8.99, free from 99,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days