Name	Panicum virgatum "Heavy Metal" (Switch Grass)
Hardiness	Zone 2
Light	Full sun
Height	3-4 feet
Bloom Time	August-November
Uses	Specimen, accent, back of the border, dried flowers
Qualities	Stiffly upright metallic blue foliage.  Delicate pink flowers grow 12-16 inches above the foliage.  Flowers are highly attractive, especially when dried for arrangements.

Name	Panicum virgatum "Prairie Skies"(Switch Grass)
Hardiness	Zone 4
Light	Full sun
Height	4-5 feet
Bloom Time	August-November
Uses	Specimen, accent, back of the border, dried flowers
Qualities	Foliage is a very light powder blue, one of the bluest of the species.  Stiff upright habit, likes dry well drained soils.

Name	Panicum virgatum "Shenandoah"(Switch Grass)
Hardiness	Zone 5
Light	Full sun
Height	3 feet
Bloom Time	August-November
Uses	Specimen, accent, back of the border, dried flowers
Qualities	The brightest red of the Panicums.  Foliage colors up in June and the flowers are also red.

Name	Panicum virgatum "Rehbraun"(Switch Grass)
Hardiness	Zone 3
Light	Full sun
Height	5 feet
Bloom Time	August-November
Uses	Specimen, accent, back of the border, dried flowers
Qualities	Striking red-orange foliage in the fall.

Name	Panicum virgatum "Cloud Nine"(Switch Grass)
Hardiness	Zone 4
Light	Full sun
Height	7 feet
Bloom Time	August-September
Uses	Specimen, accent, back of the border, dried flowers
Qualities	A 7 foot tall, blue green switch grass.  Likes full sun, and blooms huge panicles in August and September.  Attractive yellow foliage color after blooming.