Heavy Metal (Panicum virgatum )
- Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Light Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade
- Moisture: Moderate to Wet
- Alias: Blue Switch Grass
Other Features:
Switch Grass with a metallic-blue foliage and a columnar form, has pink-tinged airy panicles that turn to straw yellow in fall. It grows 4-5' high, 1-2' wide and needs full sun to part-shade. Great grass for erosion control and attracts birds.
