Botanical Name: Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
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Common Name: The Blues Little Bluestem  
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.

Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Ground cover, Perennial, Grass

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Pink

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Sunny Border
  • Description

  • Notes

A selection of little bluestem chosen for its upright, erect habit and intense blue foliage, which turns various shades of purple in the fall. Flowers appear in late summer, and are small and delicate. This grass is a prairie native, and mixes will with side-oats grama, blue oats grama, and buffalo grass for a low water lawn or meadow.