$6-12avg. price
Grass🦌 Deer Resistant💧 Drought Tolerant
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem may be the most beautiful native grass in America — blue-green summer foliage turns an incredible copper-orange-red in fall, topped with fluffy silver seed heads that catch the winter light. It's a keystone prairie species supporting dozens of bird and butterfly species. 'Standing Ovation' is a stunning upright cultivar.
Hardiness Zones
3-9
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water Needs
Low
Maintenance
Low
Mature Size
2-4 ft H × 1-2 ft W
Growth Rate
Moderate
Bloom Season
Late Summer
Bloom Color
Silver seed heads; copper-red fall color
Care Guide
Full sun, any well-drained soil including poor, rocky, clay. Never fertilize — rich soil makes it floppy. Cut to 3 inches in late winter. Leave standing through winter for incredible beauty and bird habitat. No pests. Thrives in neglect.
Landscape Uses
Prairie gardensMass plantingsNaturalistic landscapesErosion controlMeadows
Best Growing Regions
midwestnortheastmountainsoutheastsouthwest
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