This forms an upright clump of blue-grey foliage, bearing narrow, medium-tall spikes in late summer. Fluffy light catching seed clusters appear and foliage displays intense orange-red hues in fall. Fluffy light catching seed clusters appear and foliage displays delightful russet red hues in fall. Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem. Plants have attractive fine textured steely blue foliage and rosy pink stems.

Results. The goal was to determine the forage quality response of little bluestem over the fall and winter months. Plant little bluestem plants in the spring or fall when the plant is just beginning the growing season or just beginning its dormant stage.

Native to North America.

Plants have attractive fine textured blue-green foliage. It can be mowed, or hand cut back to the ground in late winter or early spring. Little Bluestem: USDA Zone: 4-9: Plant number: 8.020.250 (=Andropogon scoparium) A recent selection of a native grass, which used to be widely distributed all over the Great Plains. Even though little bluestem tolerates most soil conditions, it does prefer well draining soil so till in a couple inches of sand or compost to the top 12 inches of your soil.
Despite the return of white and cold, little bluestem looks great in the landscape! Posted on November 15, 2019 by grasstalk. You'll love the winter interest, and the birds will surely appreciate your thoughtfulness. In late summer small flowers are held on branched stems above the leaves. The new season of growth will fill out completely by April or May. Above left is little bluestem (species, no cultivar) on the U of M St. Paul campus, Nov. 13, 2019. Prepare the planting site in full or partial sun. FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’ is a lovely upright blue tinted Little Bluestem cultivar. Little bluestem in winter. Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly called little bluestem, is native to prairies, fields, clearings, hills, limestone glades, roadsides, waste areas and open woods from Alberta to Quebec south to Arizona and Florida. It was one of the dominant grasses of the vast tallgrass prairie region which once covered rich and fertile soils in many parts of central North America. Superb bronzy orange colour develops in the autumn. The new cultivar Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation', was discovered by Steven M. Castorani and Timothy McGinty as a naturally occurring whole plant mutation in a trail bed in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, in 2003, growing amongst plants of Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues', (not patented). FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’ is a sturdy upright Little Bluestem cultivar. Once you see green growth emerging from the crown, cut them all the way down to the ground.

In late summer inconspicuous flowers are held on branched stems above the leaves. Erect stems usually … In late summer small flowers are held on branched stems above the leaves. Foliage develops a coppery or amber hue in fall. Forage quality and quantity of a composite sample (everything inside a small sampling square) were also collected. CHECK AVAILABILITY .

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Schizachyrium scoparium is a mounding grass with narrow green or blue-green foliage.
Terrific in the border or meadow. Fluffy light catching seed clusters follow.