Switchgrass 'Huggy Purple' Part Shade fuchsia flowers make occasional appearances

fuchsia flowers make occasional appearances from spring through fall

disturbed areas

If designated a distinct species

extremely reflexed (downward pointing)

Switchgrass 'Huggy Purple' Part Shade fuchsia flowers make occasional appearancesPanicum virgatum 'Huggy Purple' Huggy Purple is a cultivar of Switchgrass with arching green foliage that turns to a beautiful purple in late summer. It flowers with sprays of purple panicles from August through October, with the blooms becoming progressively more purple. It grows to five feet in height, prefers full sun Best grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Tolerates a wide range of soils, including dry ones, but