dwarf little bluestem

Availability: In stock. Plant Care. Description: This dwarf, clump forming, warm season native was chosen for its unique rounded shape and resistance to lodging; blue-green blades with a purplish-bronze bloom; a true kaleidoscope of autumn color . It is a bunch type, native, warm-season, perennial mid grass, with a dense root system, and may reach heights of from 2 to 4 feet tall. Tolerates poor soils and needs little care. Other Names: Carousel Bluestem. Que demander de plus ! Read on for little bluestem information so you can decide if this interesting plant is right for your landscape. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Prairie Munchkin Little Bluestem. Flowers in late summer with very erect fine textured needle-like pikes. Little bluestem is a tough, easy-care ornamental grass that’s most beautiful in the fall when its tufts of slim, ¼-inch-wide blue-green leaves turn from rust to wine red and its thin 2- to 3-inch clusters of fuzzy flower spikelets glisten silvery-white in the sun. It will grow on a wide variety of soils but is very well adapted to well-drained, medium to dry, infertile soils. Outstanding eastern native meadow species. The blue grassy foliage is appealing all season, and only gets better in fall. The growing points (apical meristem) are slightly more than an inch above the soil surface (Uchytil, 1989). The deep root system makes it successful in even the most impoverished conditions. Grows easily in a wide range of soils and environmental conditions including clay, high heat, and humidity. It's a clump-forming grass that pairs nicely with prairie flowers. Planting Pros Recommend: Nature Hills Root Booster - 4 oz. A patch of Little Bluestem waving in the wind is truly a wondrous sight, resembling waves of the ocean on a bright and breezy fall day! Little bluestem is a tufted, warm-season, perennial grass broadly distributed and native to the U.S. and Canada. Your climate might be too cold for this plant: Once established, needs only occasional watering. Then in the fall, the grass transitions to a dramatic display of oranges, reds, yellows, and purplish-browns, attracting attention. Elle se distingue des autres cultivar par ses couleurs de feuillage. Show Stopping Standing Ovation Little Bluestem. Carousel Little Bluestem. Cut to the ground in late winter to early spring. One of the most widely distributed native grasses in North America. Cassian Dwarf Fountain Grass. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Introduction 2015, voici une graminée compact avec son 24 pouce de hauteur. A smaller clumping grass with blue-green foliage that turns bronze to copper, red and maroon in the fall before fading to strawberry blonde in winter. Schizachyrium is tough and adaptable, tolerant of a range of moisture conditions from average to nearly arid. They also shine in meadows, prairi… Clumping plants produce half-inch wide leaves on upright stems in a unique light blue coloring. SEDUM ‘Lime Zinger’ PPAF – Orpin – Stonecrop . Excels in dry sandy soils. Ornamental Features. Local dominants include sweetfern and black chokeberry. Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Prairie Munchkin’-Barbon à balai- Dwarf little Bluestem. Qty: Add to Cart. Ammophila breviligulata American Beach Grass. Tolérante à la sécheresse, aux cerfs, au sel, elle attire les oiseaux et fait de magnifique bouquet de fleurs coupées ! Elle se distingue des autres cultivar par ses couleurs de feuillage. Your climate may be too cold for this plant, SIGN-UP FOR DESIGN INSPIRATION AND UPDATES ON NEW PLANTS, 817 E. 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