Little Bluestem
- Botanical Name
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- to to 4 feet
- Width
- 18 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Late summer to early fall: pinkish white
- Fall Color
- Orange to bronze to reddish
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Dry to medium, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 2 feet apart
- Avoid over-fertilizing, plants tend to flop over when they receive excessive nitrogen or are grown in nutrient-rich soils
- Poor growth in wet, poorly drained soils
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Blaze - 2 to 3 feet tall, upright form, blue-green foliage has red, mixed with purple and orange fall color
- Blue Heaven - 4 feet tall, steel blue leaves change to burgundy, pink and orange in fall
- Carousel - Compact 36 inches tall, blue green foliage turns a mix of mahogany, copper and pink in fall
- Jazz - 3 feet tall, purple fall color
- Prairie Blues - 3 feet tall, blue-gray foliage turns red-orange in fall
- The Blues - 3 feet tall, blue foliage has red accents, fall color is a mix of purple, orange and blue
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