Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' ~ Monrovia® Heavy Metal Switch Grass-ServeScape

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Monrovia® Heavy Metal Switch Grass

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Orders placed after December 17th will not be delivered until January 6th or after. Happy Holidays!
**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Karl Rosenfield Peony is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial with red tinged stems that sport deep green leaves that turn orange in fall.  The large mildly fragrant red double flowers bloom mid spring attracting butterflies.  Prefers afternoon shade in southern areas and well-drained soils.  Foliage dies back to the ground after frost.

Type: 

Perennial

Height: 

2.5’ - 3’

Spread: 

2.5’ - 3’

Spacing: 

2.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 8

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun 

Bloom Color: 

Red

Season of Interest:

Spring, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance.  Water regularly- whenever top 3” of soil is dry. Botyrtis blight and Phytopthora blight are sometimes problems.  Flowers may need staking or stems may droop. Scale, Mealybugs, mites and beetles are occasional problems. Powdery mildew is common in fall but harmless.  If the plant doesn’t flower it is likely too shallow/deep or in too much shade.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Phlox, Bellflower, Coneflower

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' ~ Monrovia® Heavy Metal Switch Grass-ServeScape

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