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Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’
Switch Grass
‘Heavy Metal’ is a rhizomatous perennial grass forming clumps of upright metallic blue-grey leaves, turning yellow in autumn. Broad, diffuse, weeping panicles to 50cm long of tiny purple-green spikelets in early autumn. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 60 cm to 1.2 m
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Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’
Switch Grass
One of the few truly upright forms of P.virgatum having a very distinctive narrow vertical habit and wide blue grey foliage that turns yellowy orange in autumn. Superb as a vertical accent in the garden or containers. Well drained soil, moderately fertile. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 1.5 to 2 m
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Panicum virgatum ‘Rehbraun’
Switch Grass
Pendant clusters of tiny, purple-green spikelets and upright mid-green leaves turning rich reddish-purple in autumn. This deciduous ornamental grass is renowned for its striking autumn colour. It’s perfect for providing vertical interest in a sunny, well-drained new perennial border. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 60 cm to 1.2 m
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Panicum virgatum ‘Squaw’
Switch Grass
This grass provides a wash of winey, reddish-purple flowerheads against which to show off late-summer flowers. But Panicum virgatum ‘Squaw’ is ever-changing, with fresh, bright green leaves in early summer and pink inflorescences from midsummer. Autumn is the glory time. In winter it fades to straw-coloured fluff. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 1 m to 1.3 m
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Panicum virgatum ‘Warrior’
Switch Grass
‘Warrior’ is a deciduous perennial grass forming a clump of flat, linear leaves turning yellow in autumn, and large purple flowering panicles. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 1 to 1.4 m
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