Switchgrass 'Huggy Purple'

Panicum virgatum 'Huggy Purple' is a cultivar with green foliage turning purple in late summer, flowering purple panicles from August to October. It grows to five feet tall and spreads two to three feet, thriving in full sun to part shade.

• The description claims it tolerates a wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils.
• The description claims it may flop in overly rich soils.
• The description claims it will grow in part shade but may lose its form in too much shade.
• The description claims plants may self-seed in optimum growing conditions.