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Products > Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
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Category: Grass |
Family: Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses) |
Origin: Prairie Provinces (North America) |
Flower Color: Pink |
Bloomtime: Summer |
Height: 4-5 feet |
Width: 2-3 feet |
Exposure: Full Sun |
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' (Blue Switch Grass) - A deciduous warm-season narrowly upright clump-forming grass native to the American prairies. It has steely-blue upright foliage to 3-4 ft tall that turns a nice yellow color in fall and attractive airy pink-tinged flowers that rise a foot or more above the foliage in mid-summer. Plant in full sun. Tolerant of most soils and irrigation practices from dry to soggy - shorter when kept dry. Hardy into USDA zone 4. 'Heavy Metal' was a selection made by Kurt Bluemel with chalky-colored foliage - it is more upright than 'Prairie Sky'. It remains attractive as a dormant grass but should be cut back in late winter to early spring so not to detract from the newly emerging foliage.
The information that is presented on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. We also consider observations we have made of it in the nursery's garden and in other gardens we have visited, as well how it performs in our nursery crops out in the field. We incorporate comments that we receive from others as well and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they know of cultural information that would aid others in growing Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'. |
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