Use and Care Manual

Our national attention is turning to climate

change. All the data say it’s crunch time,

and that plants are essential for building

communities that can withstand these changes.

A 2016 report from the EPA explored ways green

infrastructure can improve community resiliency.

Experts and stakeholders outlined strategies to

help communities prepare for and mitigate the

eects of climate change. Strategies included

managing ood risk, reducing urban heat island

eects, and decreasing the energy needed to

manage water. Ornamental grasses and sedges

can be part of the answer in all the case studies

cited in the EPA report. Grasses and sedges

anchor the plantings that help clean our water,

reduce ooding, and lessen the eects of rising

temperatures. Let’s work towards a better

environment.

ORNAMENTAL GRASS BLUE SWITCH

Van Zyverden’s

Metallic blue foliage

Ships as a dormant young plant in a 3.35”

nursery pot, in its sleeping beauty stage

Dormant plants ship without leaves nor

owers as it’s all about the roots

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Van Zyverden’s ORNAMENTAL GRASS BLUE SWITCH Our national attention is turning to climate change. All the data say it’s crunch time, and that plants are essential for building communities that can withstand these changes. A 2016 report from the EPA explored ways green infrastructure can improve community resiliency. Experts and stakeholders outlined strategies to help communities prepare for and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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About This Variety: Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ is a favorite switchgrass, well-loved for its dramatic, metallic blue foliage and for its strong upright habit that remains standing straight and tall. Pink-tinted, airy blooms appear in July, highlighting the color of its blue leaves. This blue switchgrass serves as a colorful backdrop to other grasses and perennials, looks stunning in masses, and provides a focal point when used as a specimen.