Name: Schizachyrium scoparium
SKU: 222f50a5de10
Availability: InStock

Schizachyrium scoparium

Little Bluestem, Prairie Beard Grass

Main interest:

blue foliage, turns coppery in fall and silver seed heads show well backlit by the sun

Exposure:

full sun, well-drained soil, drought tolerant

Growth type:

clumping

Flower colour:

brown, late summer to early fall

Foliage:

blue, changing to copper

USDA Hardiness:

zone 4: -34.4 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map

Mature height & width (max.):

height: 3 ft (0.9 m) width: 2 ft (0.6 m)

Use:

border, accent, containers, wild flower, meadow and native grass gardens

Schizachyrium scoparium is a tidy, finely textured native North American grass with blue-green summer foliage. Little Bluestem's silvery seed heads rise to a height of nearly 2 ft in late summer and show beautifully when back-lit by the sun. In fall, the grass turns a coppery color that lasts all winter. Good ground-cover for massing or texture in rock gardens and formal borders. Of interest late summer to winter.

$13.99 - $32.99