BOTANICAL NAME:  Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’

COMMON NAME: “Heavy Metal Switchgrass”

ATTRACTS:  Birds

RESISTANT: Deer

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Pink tinted, airy plumes in Summer

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:   Full Sun

HEIGHT: 4 to 5 feet

WIDTH: 1 to 2 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Hardy Perennial

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Adaptable to most soils, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soil that is slightly acidic

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Excellent fall color

Low maintenance

Fast growing

Deer resistant

Benefits birds

HARDINESS ZONES: 4-9

Heavy Metal Switchgrass is a popular upright grass with a strong upright habit and metallic blue foliage. It has pink tinted, airy plumes in Summer. It serves as a colorful backdrop to other grasses and perennials or is spectacular in mass plantings. Native