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Schizachyrium scoparium

Little Bluestem

They are excellent for meadows, reclamation, or accent plantings. The foliage is fine and blue-green in colour, turning every colour of a flame in late summer. The silvery seedheads remain showy all winter.

  • »  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

Plug50
$8.75
9cm Potted
$17.33
1gal
$24.33
  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:100-125 cm
  • Spread:50-70 cm
  • Bloom Color: Silver
Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Critter
Deer Resistant
Flowering Time
Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
Upright
Vase-shape
Foliage Color
Green
Landscape uses
Naturalizing
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Additional Information about Schizachyrium scoparium


Native to Ontario and much of North America.

Warm Season Grasse: 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

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.