Blue Little Bluestem # 1

Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'

$12.99

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SKU: GRSCHTHEBL1GA Category: Characteristics:
  • Bloom Time: in late summer
  • Fall Color: copper
  • Flower: light green
  • Fruit: plume
  • GG Exposure: Sun
  • Height: 24 inches (32 inches with the
  • Leaf Color: Blue
  • Plant Shape: Upright Spreading
  • Spread: 18 inches
  • Summer Leaf: powder blue

Description

The Blues Bluestem is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. The indian red seed heads are carried on showy plumes displayed in abundance from early fall to late winter. Its attractive grassy leaves are powder blue in color. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous coppery-bronze in the fall. It has masses of beautiful spikes of light green flowers rising above the foliage in late summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The brick red stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.