panicum virgatum 'heavy metal' (switch grass, blue switch grass)
$18.95
- forms a very tight upright vase-shaped clump of intense metallic-blue foliage
- grass is topped with airy pink cloud-like panicles in late summer
- leaves have a good yellow fall colour
- bloom time: late summer
- warm season grasses are much slower starting in the spring
- they do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer
- they flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter
- most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions
- zone 4
- height 120-150cm
- spread 50-80cm
- colour pink
- this grass grows in a wide variety of soil conditions from wet to average, and is drought tolerant, once established
- grows best in full sun and will flop over if grown in shade or overly rich soils
- it should be pruned back to 10 cm above ground level in early spring
- full sun
- attracts birds
- deer resistant
- rabbit resistant
- drought tolerant, once established
- long blooming
- heat tolerant
- low maintenance
- salt tolerant
- rock garden