Heavy Metal Switchgrass Tree Allow a newly planted shrub

Allow a newly planted shrub to establish and complete its first bloom cycle before applying fertilizer

One plant can anchor a bed the way an evergreen might—only with a summer-to-fall bloom performance that becomes the centerpiece

Because this is a long-lived shrub that improves with time

It’s also an easy “connector” plant—linking taller shrubs and perennials together with a clean ribbon of color

For the best flowering

Heavy Metal Switchgrass Tree Allow a newly planted shrubMetallic Blue Foliage That Adds Cool Color To Sunny Landscapes Heavy Metal Switchgrass stands out immediately because of its distinctive metallic blue to blue green foliage. That cooler leaf color gives it a more refined, modern look than many standard green grasses, making it especially useful in contemporary plantings, gravel gardens, and perennial borders where foliage contrast matters just as much as blooms. The blades form a dense, vertical clump