schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem) native
$18.95
- AKA andropogon scoparius
- slightly arching clump of blue-green leaves
- leaves are flame-coloured in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
- seed heads emerge blue-purple, age to white, and persist through the fall
- bloom time: late summer
- warm season 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
- zone 3
- height 100-125cm
- spread 50-70cm
- colour silver
- grows best in an average well-drained soil, in full sun
- 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
- full sun
- fast growing
- deer resistant
- drought tolerant, once established
- long blooming
- heat tolerant
- low maintenance
- native to ontario
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)