Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues' - Little Bluestem
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🌿 Features
Type: Ornamental perennial grass
Common name: Little Bluestem, Broom Sedge
Scientific name: Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues'
Foliage color: Blue-gray in summer, turning purple and bronze in fall
Flower color: Purple and bluish, in fine, delicate spikes
Mature height: 0.45–0.75 m (1.5-2.5 ft)
Mature width: 0.40–0.55 m (1.3-1.8 ft)
Habit: Upright, graceful, forming airy and light clumps
Flowering period: July to September
Exposure: Full sun
Watering needs: Low, very drought tolerant
Soil type: Well-drained, poor to medium, tolerates dry and poor soils
Hardiness zone: Zone 3 to 9
Drought tolerance: Excellent
Bee-friendly plant: No
Attracts pollinators: Yes, especially birds and insects
Toxicity to animals: Non-toxic
✂️ Care
Plant in full sun in well-drained, poor to medium soil. This grass is exceptionally drought-tolerant once established and requires very little watering. Cut back to the ground in spring before new growth to encourage an airy and elegant silhouette.
This hardy perennial thrives with minimal maintenance and requires no winter protection. Appreciated for its graceful habit and subtle bluish hues that turn purple in fall, it is ideal for grass gardens, light borders, and contemporary landscape designs. Its fine, persistent spikes offer prolonged ornamental interest in fall and winter.