= Water twice per month or less, once established.
= Water about once per week, once established.
= Water about twice per week, once established.
= Water three days per week, or more.
Use the plant water needs as a guideline. Actual plant water needs will vary for several reasons, including weather conditions, soil type, sun exposure, root depth, wind and elevation. Adjust your watering schedule as needed to meet the plants' needs at your site. Water recent transplants more often than established plants.
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Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'
low
shiny pink
fall
3 to 5 ft.
18 to 24 in.
Yes
species is native to most of the United States
sun
USDA zones 4-9
hardy to 7,000 ft.
Prairie sky switchgrass is an upright ornamental grass with powdery blue leaf blades. In midsummer, airy, branched seedheads rise above the leaves like a pink cloud.
The leaves turn bright yellow in the fall fading to brown in the winter. This variety is similar to 'Heavy Metal' except that it is taller and its leaves are bluer.
Prairie sky switchgrass has been an excellent ornamental grass at the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden. Its leaves are a beautiful color and it rarely needs dividing. It is one of the latest ornamental grasses to begin growing in the spring, performing best in hot weather. It is also well adapted to sandy soils.
Cut old stems and leaves to ground level in spring before new growth appears.
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