Andropogon gerardii
Big Bluestem
$14.99 - $39.99 $9.99 - $27.99
- Main interest:
- red-lavender tones in autumn
- Exposure:
- full sun, dry to medium moisture, all type of soils
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- purplish green, August to September
- Foliage:
- blue green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 4: -34.4 ° C (-30 ° F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 6 ft (1.8 m) width: 2 ft (0.6 m)
- Use:
- borders, screens, hedge
This tall grass is native to much of the Great Plains, and prairie regions of central North America. Deer, Drought, Black Walnut, Air Pollution tolerant, big bluestem will also thrive in low nutrients, sandy, or heavy soils. Stems emerge blue gray, in the spring, mature to green with shades of red, in summer, to finally turn red-lavender, in fall.
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- Main interest:
- red-lavender tones in autumn
- Exposure:
- full sun, dry to medium moisture, all type of soils
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- purplish green, August to September
- Foliage:
- blue green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 4: -34.4 ° C (-30 ° F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 6 ft (1.8 m) width: 2 ft (0.6 m)
- Use:
- borders, screens, hedge
This tall grass is native to much of the Great Plains, and prairie regions of central North America. Deer, Drought, Black Walnut, Air Pollution tolerant, big bluestem will also thrive in low nutrients, sandy, or heavy soils. Stems emerge blue gray, in the spring, mature to green with shades of red, in summer, to finally turn red-lavender, in fall.
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