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Schizachyrium scoparium Prairie Blues
Little Bluestem
An eye-catching ornamental grass, forming a dense, tidy clump of upright, stiff, grayish-blue foliage turning to a reddish-orange colour in autumn. Summer blooms fade to fluffy, silvery seedheads, exquisite for floral arrangements.
- » Dense clump of gray-blue leaves
- » Leaves turn to shades of orange in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
- » Silvery seed heads
- » Bloom Time: Late summer into the fall
- » Flower Height: 100 cm
- » Foliage Height: 80 cm
- » Grass Type: Warm Season
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Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Deciduous |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Fall Color |
| • | Heat Tolerant |
| • | Long Blooming |
| • | Low Maintenance |
Flowering Time
| • | Lt. Sum-Fall |
Foliage Color
| • | Blue |
Landscape uses
| • | Foundation planting |
| • | Naturalizing |
| • | Rock garden |
| • | Rooftop (extensive) |
| • | Woodland/woods edge |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues'
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.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues'
Drought tolerant, once established, growing best in an average to dry soil, in sun or partial shade, with colour showing best in full sun.