Andropogon ternarius (Splitbeard Bluestem)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry, well-drained soil with low fertility.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. Spread: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, silvery-white racemes. August-November.
WILDLIFE: Larval host plant for numerous skippers. Provides nesting material, seed and shelter for insects, mammals and birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Common Wood Nymph, Dakota Skipper, Leonard's Skipper
ZONE: 6-10
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NJ , OK , SC , TN , TX , VA
Splitbeard Bluestem is an elegant, warm season grass that provides year-round movement, color and contrast to your garden. Emerging silvery-blue in the spring, the elegant foliage turns an attractive reddish-copper color in the fall and looks particularly stunning in sunlight. The silvery seed heads ripen in the fall and are a valuable food source for a variety of birds and mammals, making this an excellent choice for backyard birders. This long-lived ornamental grass looks fantastic when clumped in drought prone gardens or when allowed to naturalize a meadow or prairie garden. Resistant to drought and dry soil.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry, well-drained soil with low fertility.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. Spread: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, silvery-white racemes. August-November.
WILDLIFE: Larval host plant for numerous skippers. Provides nesting material, seed and shelter for insects, mammals and birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Common Wood Nymph, Dakota Skipper, Leonard's Skipper
ZONE: 6-10
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NJ , OK , SC , TN , TX , VA
Splitbeard Bluestem is an elegant, warm season grass that provides year-round movement, color and contrast to your garden. Emerging silvery-blue in the spring, the elegant foliage turns an attractive reddish-copper color in the fall and looks particularly stunning in sunlight. The silvery seed heads ripen in the fall and are a valuable food source for a variety of birds and mammals, making this an excellent choice for backyard birders. This long-lived ornamental grass looks fantastic when clumped in drought prone gardens or when allowed to naturalize a meadow or prairie garden. Resistant to drought and dry soil.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry, well-drained soil with low fertility.
SIZE: 2-4 ft. Spread: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, silvery-white racemes. August-November.
WILDLIFE: Larval host plant for numerous skippers. Provides nesting material, seed and shelter for insects, mammals and birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Common Wood Nymph, Dakota Skipper, Leonard's Skipper
ZONE: 6-10
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NJ , OK , SC , TN , TX , VA
Splitbeard Bluestem is an elegant, warm season grass that provides year-round movement, color and contrast to your garden. Emerging silvery-blue in the spring, the elegant foliage turns an attractive reddish-copper color in the fall and looks particularly stunning in sunlight. The silvery seed heads ripen in the fall and are a valuable food source for a variety of birds and mammals, making this an excellent choice for backyard birders. This long-lived ornamental grass looks fantastic when clumped in drought prone gardens or when allowed to naturalize a meadow or prairie garden. Resistant to drought and dry soil.