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Summary
Possessing heat and drought tolerance, minimal nutrient needs, fall color, and winter interest, little bluestem makes a wonderful addition to the garden. Little bluestem is a clumping warm season grass with blue-green to green foliage. Reaching 2-4’ tall, this adaptable grass will grow in any site except wet or extremely acidic soils or in deep shade. Turning tawny-burgundy in autumn, Schizachyrium scoparium has an extended season of interest into winter with silvery-white seed tufts along the stem. The movement and fine texture of little bluestem complements large composite flowers like Coreopsis tripteris, Echinacea pallida, Silphium mohrii and Symphyotrichium oblongifolium.
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- Plant Type
grasssedge - Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-shade, full-sun - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average, dry - Flowering Period
late-summer, mid-summer - Soil PH
adaptable, alkaline - Flower Color
brown, purple - Summer Foliage Color
blue-green, green - Fall Foliage Color
brown, multi-color, purple, red, tan - Fruit/Seed Color
brown, white