Schizachyrium scoparium

Little Bluestem

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Through the winter, the fluffy silver seed heads are ornamental on this small non-spreading, clump-forming grass. The summer foliage is blue-green and turns tawny to reddish-orange in fall.

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Height
24-36 Inches

Spread
12- Inches

Bloom/Seasonal Color
Blue Green

USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9

Home Owner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Good Companions

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida), Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya), Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida), Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)

Characteristics & Attributes

Critter Resistance

•	Deer Resistant

Hydrologic Designation

•

FACU-

Nature Attracting

•

Songbird

Root

•

Fibrous

Season of Interest

•	Winter (Nov-Mar)
•	Late (July-frost)
•	Mid (May-June)

Soil Moisture

•

Average

Special Uses

•	Dried Flower
•	Fresh Cut Flower

Sun Exposure

•

Full Sun

USFS MO Ecological Map

•	Osage Plains
•	Central Dissected Till Plain
•	Ozark Highlands

Wildlife Benefit

•	Food/Birds
•	Cover
•	Food/Small Animals