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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' - Switch Grass - 113
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' - Switch Grass - Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' is a dramatic switch grass forming vertical pillars of metallic blue.
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' - Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' is a dramatic switch grass forming vertical pillars of metallic blue.


 
11cm
Price: $16.99
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 2-3'
Flower Colour: Blue


Availability: Most main catalogue plants ready May 15-June 30.
Product Code: 12730
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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' is a dramatic switch grass with a strongly upright habit forming vertical pillars of metallic blue foliage to four feet high. In summer the plants are topped with blue and pink, airy inflorescences that form a beautiful textural cloud. Looks amazing mass planted or as a specimen to add an exclamation point to the perennial border. Photo: Walters Gardens.
Details
  • Class: Deciduous
  • Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant
  • Flowering Time: Summer
  • Fragrant: No
  • Foliage Colour: Bluish
  • Deer Resistant: Unknown
  • Attracts:
  • Habitat: Prairies and in openings and savannas throughout the eastern United States. It is one of the co-dominant grass species of the original tallgrass prairie.
  • Geographical Origin: Americas - North America
  • BC Native: No


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