Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem Grass
It typically matures to 2-4’ (less frequently to 5’) tall, and features upright clumps of slender, flat, linear green leaves (to 1/4“wide), with each leaf having a tinge of blue at the base. Purplish-bronze flowers appear in 3” long racemes on branched stems rising above the foliage in August. Flowers are followed by clusters of fluffy, silvery-white seed heads which are attractive and often persist into winter. Many consider the most outstanding ornamental feature of this grass to be its bronze-orange fall foliage color.
Native
Range: Eastern North America
Zone:
3 to 9
Height:
2.00 to 4.00 feet
Spread:
1.50 to 2.00 feet
Bloom
Time: August to February
Bloom
Description: Purplish bronze
Sun:
Full sun
Water:
Dry to medium
Maintenance:
Low
Suggested
Use: Rain Garden
Flower:
Insignificant
Leaf:
Good Fall
Other:
Winter Interest
Tolerate:
Deer, Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut,
Air Pollution