Big Blue Stem

3

• Burgundy

150 cm-200 cm

60 cm-100 cm

• Full Sun

• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained

• Attracts Birds
• Attracts Butterflies

• Medium

• Blue
• Green

• Deer Resistant

• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Drought Tolerant
• Evergreen
• Fall Color
• Heat Tolerant
• Juglan Tolerant
• Long Blooming
• Low Maintenance
• Native to Ontario

• Fall
• Lt. Sum-Fall

• Clumping
• Upright

• Foundation planting
• Naturalizing
• Screening (privacy)

• Grows best in an average to dry, well-drained soil, in full sun, tolerating drought, once established. Thrives in summer heat and humidity. This plant should be cut back in the spring to make way for new growth.  

• Native to OntarioOne of the dominant grasses of the natural prairies of the midwest.Larval host for Common Wood Nymph butterflies and some skipper butterflies, and grazing food for large and small mammals. Nesting cover for many large and small birds. Seeds are enjoyed by large and small birds as well.Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer.  They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions. Conversely, extra care should be taken when planting in early spring or late fall.