6 Pack - Heavy Metal Switch Grass Plugs
Heavy Metal Switch Grass is an ornamental plant known for its striking appearance and adaptability to various landscaping settings. This native North American grass cultivar is prized for its unique blue-grey foliage and upright growth habit, making it a desirable choice for adding texture, color, and movement to gardens and landscapes.
Add Lots of Greenery to Your Yard With Heavy Metal Switch Grass Plugs
Heavy Metal Switch Grass plugs create dense foliage with lots of greenery. Their gracefully arching leaves and upright growth habit give outdoor areas an instantaneous look of lush beauty. This makes it easy to fill empty spaces in your yard with vibrant landscaping. You can plant these plugs as focal points or together in clusters to create mass plantings that cover large areas. When planted beside one another, these plugs can form natural privacy screens, adding seclusion to your yard.
Enjoy Color-Changing Leaves Of Heavy Metal Switch Grass Plugs Throughout the Year
Its stems are stiff and upright, and the leaves have metallic-blue blades. They can reach up to six feet tall and two feet wide. Their foliage turns a golden color during the fall and achieves a more brownish hue during the winter. From July through August, they bloom pink flowers; these blossoms protrude about five inches above the leaves.
Create Natural Shelters and Habitats for Wildlife With Heavy Metal Switch Grass Plugs
It provides cover for a variety of animals, including quail, rabbits, and pheasants. Many kinds of butterflies use it as a host plant, while small animals like ducks, songbirds, and upland game birds rely on the seeds. Attracting moths and different pollinators to your yard is key to increasing its biodiversity. Sheep, cattle, and horses prefer the young, delicate leaves of it (before they turn tough and coarse).
Protect Your Yard Against Soil Erosion With Heavy Metal Switch Grass Plugs
It forms extensive root systems that go deep into the earth. This allows these plants to bind soil particles together, which can help stabilize sloped areas in your yard. These plants also boost aggregation through their root systems and organic matter accumulation, reducing erosion susceptibility. Large water absorption by these plants reduces runoff, thereby lowering the water's erosion force on the soil's surface. Planting these plants in rows helps to reduce wind speed and soil erosion in windy areas. As they mature, they provide organic matter to the ground via their leaves, which strengthens the soil and further lessens the effects of erosion.
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