Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

Sun Needs:

• Full sun
• Requires at least 6 hours of sun per day for best color and form

Bloom Time:

• Late summer to early fall
• Noted more for seed heads and fall foliage than for flowers

Size:

Height: 2 to 4 feet tall (including seed heads)
Width: 18 to 24 inches wide

Attributes:

• Native to North America
• Blue-green foliage turns brilliant red-orange in fall
• Upright, clump-forming habit
• Tolerates drought, heat, poor soils, and wind
• Provides winter interest and bird habitat
• Low maintenance and deer resistant
• Excellent for prairie gardens, meadows, and erosion control

Companion:

• Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)
• Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
• Bee Balm (Monarda)
• Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)
• Coreopsis
• Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
• Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
• Asters
• Goldenrod (Solidago)
• Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)