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Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
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Little Bluestem

Botanical Name:

Schizachyrium scoparium
  • AKA Andropogon scoparius
  • Slightly arching clump of blue-green leaves
  • Leaves are flame-coloured in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
  • Seedheads emerge blue-purple, age to white, and persist through the fall
  • Bloom Time: Late summer
  • Flower Height: 125 cm
  • Foliage Height: 100cm
  • Grass Type: Warm Season
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Hardiness Zone

3

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Flower Colour

  • Silver
height

Height

100 cm-125 cm

Width

Spread

50 cm-70 cm

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Plant Characteristics

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Definitions

Sunny

Exposure

  • Full Sun
Water_Drop

Soil Moisture

  • Average to Dry Soils
  • Well-drained
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Growth Rate

  • Fast
  • Medium
Palette

Foliage Colour

  • Green
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Critter

  • Deer Resistant
Potted_Plant

Attributes

  • Cut Flower/Foliage
  • Deciduous
  • Dried Flower/Foliage
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Fall Color
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Long Blooming
  • Low Maintenance
  • Native to Ontario
  • Salt Tolerant
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Flowering Time

  • Lt. Sum-Fall
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Shape

  • Upright
  • Vase-shape
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Garden Uses

  • Naturalizing

Additional Details

Psychiatry

Growing Tips & Maintenace

  • Grows best in an average well-drained soil, in full sun, tolerating drought, once established. Thrives in summer heat and humidity. Plants should be cut back in early spring to make way for new growth. Too much moisture or too fertile a soil will cause flowers to fall over, creating a messy look. Best used in masses, to wave in breezes. Plugs are sold in full flats only.
Note

Additional Notes

  • Native to Ontario and much of North America. 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.  
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Little Bluestem

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Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem

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