Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
GARDEN SITE:☀️Avg-dry-med-well-drained soil
SIZE: ⬆1-2 (flowering stalk may reach up to 5 ft) ft. ↔ 1-1.5 ft.
FLOWERS: Purplish bronze/silvery, Aug-Feb
WILDLIFE: Important food source for a number of species of caterpillars, butterflies, birds, and small mammals.
ZONE: 4-10
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Very ornamental native bunchgrass with fine-textured foliage. Deer (highly!), Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution Tolerant.
GARDEN SITE:☀️Avg-dry-med-well-drained soil
SIZE: ⬆1-2 (flowering stalk may reach up to 5 ft) ft. ↔ 1-1.5 ft.
FLOWERS: Purplish bronze/silvery, Aug-Feb
WILDLIFE: Important food source for a number of species of caterpillars, butterflies, birds, and small mammals.
ZONE: 4-10
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Very ornamental native bunchgrass with fine-textured foliage. Deer (highly!), Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution Tolerant.
GARDEN SITE:☀️Avg-dry-med-well-drained soil
SIZE: ⬆1-2 (flowering stalk may reach up to 5 ft) ft. ↔ 1-1.5 ft.
FLOWERS: Purplish bronze/silvery, Aug-Feb
WILDLIFE: Important food source for a number of species of caterpillars, butterflies, birds, and small mammals.
ZONE: 4-10
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Very ornamental native bunchgrass with fine-textured foliage. Deer (highly!), Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution Tolerant.
