Exemplar Horticulture
This colourful warm season perennial grass has fine-textured, upright foliage of glaucous, grey-blue with red-purple tints that blazes into copper-orange in fall; small, fluffy, silver flowers emerge from glaucous, grey-blue stems; drought and heat tolerant once established.
Grey-blue with red-purple tints that blazes into copper-orange in fall
Good as ground cover, in mass plantings, borders, rock gardens and containers.
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
(Little Bluestem)
Growing | Requirements |
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Zone | 3 (-40°F/-40°C) |
Exposure | Full sun |
Form | |
Foliage Height |
24" (61 cm) |
Width | 24" (61 cm) |
Flower Height |
36" (91 cm) |
Flower Colour |
Small, fluffy, silver flowers emerge from glaucous, grey-blue stems |
Bloom Time | August - September |
Watering Needs | Moderate-Low. Drought tolerant once established |
Soil Preferences | Prefers an average, well-drained soil type |