Description
Andropogon gerardii 'Big Bluestem'
Height: 4-6ft
Spread: 2-3ft
Zone: 4-9
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Time/Color: September-October, Purple/Red
Uses: Naturalizing, screen, erosion control
Maintenance: Low
Other: Fall color, deer resistant
This native prairie grass is recognzied by its colorful flattened blades that change throughout the seasons. Blades are grey/blue-green in early spring, changing to green with reddish tinges in summer, and once cold weather sets in, the blades become a red bronze with purple tones. Big bluestem is the perfect grass for prairie gardens and other areas where naturalizing can happen. It can reseed itself, however it tends to be clump forming; spreading via its root system. Tolerant of most growing conditions (drought and wet sites) and is deer resistant.
