Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Switch Grass
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Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal') - Description
Metallic-blue foliage forms an upright column, turning yellow in fall and beige in winter. Resists falling over. Airy clouds of pink panicles turn yellow and go to seed in winter. Good in small group plantings or as a screen.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal') - Blooming
Airy, branched panicles of flowers are borne in late summer or fall.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal') - Growth
Annual and perennial, evergreen grasses with narrowly lance shaped or linear ovate leaves. P. virgatum grows to 3 feet in 3 foot wide clumps. Grows best in full sun. Works well in a border.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal') - Planting
Divide clumps in late spring or early summer or sow seeds in spring.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal') - Pest
Panicum is vulnerible to sugarcane mosaic virus, tar spot, rust, damping off, black ring, smut, leaf spots, and anthracnose.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal') - Interesting facts
Many species of Panicum are used as fodder for grazing animals and research is underway to use it as a cost effective biofuel.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal') - Soil and irrigation
Rich, evenly moist, well-drained soil. P. virgatum tolerates dry, sandy conditions as well as boggy soil.
