Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
Little Bluestem
- Native
- Attracts birds
- Slender green foliage
- 2' mound by midsummer
- Looks great in groups
- Purplish-bronze flowers in August
- White, fluffy seed heads follow flowers
- Bronze to orange fall foliage colors
- Category: Ornamental Grass, Perennial
- Breeder: American Beauties Native Plants
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Height: 2-4 ft
- Spread: 2-2 ft
- Bloom Color: Green Shades, Purple Shades
Purchase options for Little Bluestem
- Size: #1 -
- Status: BeautiFULL
- Availability: In Stock
$26.00
This outstanding native thrives in many landscape spots while providing food and shelter to some of our most beloved native birds. This sun lover forms clumps with loads of slender green foliage, producing a 2' mound by mid-summer. Whether in moist or dry soils this plant looks great in groups especially when seed stalks emerge in August and produce purplish-bronze flowers that provide a stunning color contrast to the foliage followed by white, fluffy seed heads that attract a raft of birds. Want more color? Take a look at this plant's bronze to orange fall foliage color that may be its most outstanding visual feature.
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Songbirds |
Flower Color
| • | Purple |
Programs
| • | American Beauties Native Plants® |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Late Summer |
Growing Tips for Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
Thrives in full sun. Fertilize yearly with an organic fertilizer. Cut back to within 4-6" of ground level in late winter or early spring.