Little Bluestem is a warm-season perennial bunch grass native to North America. It grows 24 to 72 inches high and changes color throughout the year from blue-green in the spring  to reddish-brown in the fall. Little bluestem requires full to partial sun and prefers well drained soils though it will tolerate most soil types. Little bluestem is considered a highly desirable tall grass and is commonly referred to as one of the big four prairie grasses along with switchgrass, indiangrass, and big bluestem. It has medium grazing value with its best grazing typically occurring from March to

Thank you for submitting your review · Thank you for your question Little Bluestem Grass · Schizachyrium scoparium · Plant Details · USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b (10?)  Find Your Zone · Plant Type:  Ornamental Grass · Height at Maturity:  2-3' · Width at Maturity:  1-2'Spacing:  18" for mass plantings, 4'+ for space between plants · Growth Habit / Form: Clumping, Upright · Growth Rate:  Moderate to Fast · Flower Color:  Purplish Bronze turning to Silvery seed heads · Flower Size:  Small in thin vertical seed heads · Flowering Period:  Summer persisting through Winter · Flower Type:   · Fr

Schizachyrium scoparium Common Names: Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul Little Bluestem grows in prairies, fields, clearings, hills, limestone meadows, roadsides, waste areas, and open woods stretching from Alberta to Quebec to Arizona and Florida. Once a key player among the grasses of the tallgrass prairie region, it thrives on the rich and fertile soils. This grass usually reaches a height of 2-4 feet (sometimes up to 5 feet) and showcases upright clumps of slender, flat, linear green leaves, each with a hint of blue at the base. In August, purplish-bronze flowers bloom in 3-inch-long racemes

Little Bluestem is an iconic warm season grass of the prairie habitat that is commonly used in both landscaping and restoration projects. In shortgrass prairies, it is often the dominant species along with Side-oats Grama. In tallgrass prairies, companion grasses include Big Bluestem, Indian Grass, and Switch Grass.One of the most widely distributed species of grass in the US, Little Bluestem is very drought-tolerant, but it can do well in moist situations too. Farmers have used this species for hay, but consecutive years of haying will likely cause the species to disappear. In a gar

(Andropogon scoparius) - Little Bluestem is a native, warm season perennial, medium height grass. Growth begins in early April, growing 2 to 3 feet tall. The dense root system may reach 5 to 8 feet in depth. Provides nutritious grazing and is a high forage producer. Little Bluestem is native to all of the United States with the exceptions of California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada. It is found on most range sights in both low and high elevations, growing well on deep, shallow, sandy, fine textured and rocky soils.Seeding Rates: 8 pounds/acre1 lb covers: 5,445 sq ft

36-40" tall x 18-24" wide. 'Prairie Blues' Little Bluestem Grass is an excellent selection for sustainable landscaping. Plants show good drought tolerance once established and perform well on some of the most challenging sites. Clay soils, low fertility, high heat, and humidity are no match for Little Bluestem, and 'Prairie Blues' shrugs off cold weather, tolerating winter chills to zone 3. All that rugged toughness hides behind a charming mask of silver and blue. Plant 'Prairie Blues' for dramatic texture and color in perennial borders and cottage-style plantings, or naturalize in meadows and

Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Twilight Zone' (Little Bluestem Grass) is a stunning native grass selection with iridescent, silvery-blue foliage and hints of purple, which become especially pronounced in mid to late summer. A rigidly upright columnar growth habit makes ‘Twilight Zone' a great architectural addition to ornamental and naturalistic plantings alike. Plant ‘Twilight Zone’ in full sun and well-drained, infertile soil. The native species S. scoparium has significant wildlife benefits, serving as a larval host plant for nine skipper species and providing essential overwintering habit

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Description · Read The Land · Planting Tips · At home on the range or in your yard. This beautiful blue-green bunch grass turns red-bronze after frost with fluffy, silver-white seeds. Grows 2 to 3 feet at maturity with the seedhead adding another 1 to 2 feet in height. Roots reach 5 to 8 feet deep. Grows on soils of sand, loam, clay or caliche. It grows with Big Bluestem in deep soils of the Oakwoods & Prairies; with Indiangrass/Sideoats on the Edwards Plateau and Rolling Plains; and with the paspalums on the Coastal Prairie. Is found throughout the southern and central US, and provides excell