Schizachryium scoparium ‘Twilight Zone’
This selection possesses a nearly iridescent silvery mauve purple cast all over the whole plant beginning in midsummer. The flower spikes have deep burgundy purple colour and appear in late summer and persist into winter.
Common Name: Switch Grass
Family:
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Grass
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Prairies and in openings and savannas throughout the eastern United States. It is one of the co-dominant grass species of the original tallgrass prairie.
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