Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Switchgrass
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9
Stiff, steel-green foliage provides a strong vertical accent in the landscape. Airy flowering panicles.
Height
24-36 Inches
Spread
30-42 Inches
Color
Pink/Red
Bloom Time
July-September
When to Divide
spring or fall
Good Companions
Stonecrop (Sedum ), Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata), Coral Bells (Heuchera ), Helen's Flower (Helenium ), New York Aster (Aster dumosus), Common Dwarf Betony (Stachys officinalis), Variegated Cheddar Pinks (Dianthus ), Lavender (Lavandula intermedia), Arctic Daisy (Dendranthema ), Windflower (Anemone ), Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata), Coneflower (Echinacea Butterfly™ Rainbow Marcella )Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
| • | Ground Cover |
| • | Cut Flowers |
| • | Dried Flowers |
| • | Containers |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Foliage Color
| • | Blue-Green |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Winter |
| • | Fall |
| • | Summer |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Summer |
| • | Fall |
| • | Winter |
| • | Spring |
Soil Moisture Preference
| • | Moist but well-drained |
