Heavy Metal Switchgrass
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 |