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Schizachyrium scoparium

Little Bluestem

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Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)

Through the winter, the fluffy silver seed heads are ornamental on this small non-spreading, clump-forming grass. The summer foliage is blue-green and turns tawny to reddish-orange in fall.

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Height
24-36 Inches

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Spread
12 Inches
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Bloom/Seasonal Color
Blue Green


USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9

Good Companions
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida), Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya), Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida), Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)

Characteristics & Attributes

Critter Resistance

• Deer Resistant

Hydrologic Designation

• FACU-

Nature Attracting

• Songbird

Root

• Fibrous

Season of Interest

• Winter (Nov-Mar)
• Late (July-frost)
• Mid (May-June)

Soil Moisture

• Average

Special Uses

• Dried Flower
• Fresh Cut Flower

Sun Exposure

• Full Sun

USFS MO Ecological Map

• Central Dissected Till Plain
• Ozark Highlands
• Osage Plains

Wildlife Benefit

• Food/Birds
• Cover
• Food/Small Animals