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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