Schizachyrium scoparium LE
Common Name: Scoparium
Family Name: Little Bluestem
Light Requirements: Sun
Bloom Time:
Spacing: 18-24"
Height: 18-30"
Bloom Color: Purple / Lavender
Moisture Level: dry to normal
Propagation: LOCAL ECOTYPE
Animal Resistance: Deer & Rabbit
Type of Perennial: New England Meadows
Wicked Ruggeds: Yes
Local Ecotype: Yes
New England Native: Yes
US Native: Yes
Plant Description:
This highly adaptable native grass has upright narrow blue-green foliage with fall color, going from orange bronze to tan. Floral shoots emerge with a purple tinge and give way to silver seed heads. Likes lean soils. 2022 Perennial Plant of the Year.
This highly adaptable native grass has upright narrow blue-green foliage with fall color, going from orange bronze to tan. Floral shoots emerge with a purple tinge and give way to silver seed heads. Likes lean soils. 2022 Perennial Plant of the Year.