Features dark green, fine textured, almost hair-like foliage that forms dense clumps. The flowers are olive-purple, maturing to a grayish color, and are quite delicate and move in the slightest breeze. Foliage turns a beautiful bronze-red color after a freeze. Likes sandy soils. Flowers are borne in airy panicles 1 to 2 ft. above the foliage and begin pinkish to reddish and mature to a grayish white color.
Foliage turns a beautiful yellow in fall.
Holds it's form well throughout the winter and it is also excellent material for fresh and dried arrangements. Foliage is a beautiful blue-green color and widely used as an accent plant and edging. Also a good container plant and grow well in most soils and conditions. Bears large, nodding panicles of amethyst pink flowers that almost obscure the foliage throughout the summer. This is a stunning accent plant and the flowers are wonderful dried and fresh arrangement material.