Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Prairie Sky'

Information on this lovely plant says that it flops if given too much moisture. I am growing mine in really dry soil, and it still flop...Read Mores! It is possible that it flops because it is being crowded by other plants and not getting enough light. Has anyone managed to get it to grow without flopping? Such a pity - gorgeous grass otherwise.

This is probably the bluest panicum and one of the best looking as it has an animated, upright leaf shape that makes it quite an architec...Read Moretural plant.
However the big problem is it flops; not completely, but unattractively splaying out about 2 or 3 foot.
I've only ever had it not flop when it was in a pot which might have been because it was shorter. I've grown it in two suitable positions in a border and it has flopped over surrounding plants from august onwards. This year im going to try it in full sun, unshaded and unwatered as im not sure if its the height or rich/garden border growing conditions which cause it to flop. No problem with self seeding here in the uk, i've never found any panicum or miscanthus seedlings.
Oh well...back to boring old panicum heavy metal :(

I have six of these planted beneath a long bed of 3 river birch. They definitely do flop toward the end of the season, but the bigger pr...Read Moreoblem is self-seeding. The first three years, no problem, but this year, I have tiny volunteer grasses EVERYWHERE.

You can try to deadhead, but mine produce tons of seed heads so it's tough to get them all in time. Plus, without the seed heads, the winter interest is minimal.

Consider carefully--I wouldn't plant this again.

I love this grass until it finally sprouts up past 4'. Once it hits that mark it flops over in my garden. What I have read is that it d...Read Moreoes not like fertile rich soil or to be watered. At this point I plan on moving it outside the compost enriched beds.