Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Name
| Botanical name: |
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' |
| Colloquial name: |
Heavy Metal Switchgrass |
Growth
| Growth form: |
upright bushy growth |
| Mature height: |
100 - 125 cm |
| Growth: |
20 – 30 cm per year |
Leaf
| Foliage: |
Long and very narrow |
| Leaves: |
deciduous |
| Leaf color: |
blue green |
| Autumn leaf color: |
yellow |
Blossom / fruit
| Blossom: |
Spikes |
| Flowering period: |
July to September |
| Flower color: |
bue-green |
Miscellaneous
| Soil type: |
normal garden soil,permeable soil, sandy |
| Location: |
sun |
| Flowering period: |
all year round |
| Requirement: |
4 - 5 per Meter |
| Use for: |
Grouping Plant, beddingplant, container gardening, border plant |
| Ships as: |
as pot plant |
| Hardiness: |
yes |
