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Switch Grass Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Switch Grass Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'


 

A switch grass selection with a dramatically vertical habit. The upright blades have a steely blue color and are topped by airy pinkish flower panicles in summer. Foliage turns yellow in autumn and develops a golden brown winter color.


  • · Metallic-blue blades
  • · Strongly vertical habit
  • · Pinkish flower panicles
Common Name: Switch Grass

Medium to tall clumping grass with rigid upright stems. Blooms late summer into fall.

Deer resistant. Attracts songbirds. Foliage - winter interest.

Uses: good cut flower/foliage, dried flower
Sun tolerant
Soil: average - moist. Drought tolerant.
Flowering: summer - fall
Height: 4' - 5'
Plant 12" - 24" apart
Growability: easy

 

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