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 |
