Schizachyrium scoparium
Location: South edge of front by big bluestem; behind serviceberry in back
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Our best selling grass seed, for good reason.The blue-green foliage provides a great backdrop for the prairie flowers in summer, turning a striking crimson in fall.The fluffy silver seedheads add some real dazzle to the autumn landscape. A patch of Little Bluestem waving in the wind is truly a wondrous sight, resembling waves of the ocean on a bright and breezy fall day! A clump-forming grass, it combines nicely with prairie flowers. (Please see our Short Prairie Seed Mixes on p. 2.) Grows two to three feet tall on well-drained sand and loam and excels in dry sandy and rocky soils. Not recommended for heavy clay or damp soils. Plant in full sun for best results. Link Genus: Schizachyrium (little bluestem) Family: Poaceae (grasses) Order: Cyperales (grasses and sedges) Class: Liliopsida (Monocots) Phylum/Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) Kingdom: Plantae (Plants) |