Plant Details
Schizachyrium Scoparium
Common name: Little Bluestem
A small, non-spreading, clump-forming grass with blue-green leaves that turn reddish orange in the fall. Fluffy silver seed heads are ornamental through winter.
Culture:
Grow in dry to average soil in full sun.Tolerates heat and humidity easily.
Use:
This is an excellent short grass for the garden. Use freely in sunny borders, native plant gardens, naturalized areas, prairies and meadows. Excellent in massed plantings. Provides food and cover for wildlife.
Height:
24 to 36 inches
Spread:
12 to inches
Color:
Blue Green
Fall color: Red-Orange
USDA Hardiness Zone:
5 - 9
Good Companion Plants
- Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
- Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)
- Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)
- Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
Characteristics and Attributes
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Season of Interest:
Mid (May - June)
Late (July - frost)
Winter (Nov - Mar)
Soil Moisture:
Average
Wildlife Benefit:
Cover
Food/Small Animals
Special Uses:
Fresh Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Critter Resistance:
Deer Resistant
