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Products > Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'   Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' - Blue Switch Grass Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.   [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Grass Family: Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses) Origin: Prairie Provinces (North America) Flower Color: Pink Bloomtime: Summer Height: 4-5 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Full Sun Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' (Blue Switch Grass) - A deciduous warm-season clump-forming grass native to the American prairies. It has blue-gray upright foliage to 4-5 ft tall and attractive airy pink-tinged flowers in mid-summer. 'Prairie Sky' was a selection made by Roger Gettig with very blue foliage that has proved itself in western US gardens. Plant in full sun. Tolerant of most soils and irrigation practices from dry to soggy - shorter when kept dry. Hardy into USDA zone 4. Cut back in late winter. We grew this plant from 2002 to 2007.  The information provided on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our nursery's library, from what we have found about it on reliable online sources, as well as from observations in our nursery of crops of this plant as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens. We will also incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if it includes cultural information that would aid others in growing  Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'.     [MORE INFO]