Panicum amarum Dewey Blue 4a and other North American asters

and other North American asters to be distant cousins instead of brothers and sisters

from who else

This stunning creation makes a large 4' wide clump

but the narrow foliage makes for a rather svelte specimen

but will also grow in ordinary garden soils

Panicum amarum Dewey Blue 4a and other North American astersThanks to Rick Darke, author of "The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses," we now have a selection of another great native deer resistant panicum. Panicum amarum is a soil stabilizing, clump forming beach grass that grows in dry sand between dunes from Connecticut to Louisiana. Rick selected Panicum 'Dewey Blue' for its graceful habit and lovely glaucous foliage. In late summer, the 4' tall clumps (shorter in dry sand) are topped by light airy