Exposure • Sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer • Foliage

Foliage Attribute • Silver or Blue Foliage

Bloom Color • Red

Attributes • For Clay Soils • For Bird Lovers

Water Requirements • Prefers well-drained soil

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Switchgrass

A cultivar of an American native prairie grass which features spectacular, metallic-blue foliage. Auburn panicles and seed heads are fine-textured and airy. Beautiful as a specimen or for naturalizing. Plumes are effective for winter interest.

Panicum (pah'-ni-kum)

Family: Poaceae · Common Name: Switch Grass

Native warm season prairie grasses forming clumps of upright foliage with clouds of airy seed heads. Beautiful as a specimen or for naturalizing the landscape, and the plumes are excellent for cutting and if left uncut are very effective for winter intere