Description
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'
Height: 2-3ft
Spread: 1.5-2ft
Zone: 3-9
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Time/Color: August-October, reddish brown
Uses: Naturalizing, massing, prairies, rock garden, borders, specimen
Maintenance: Low
Other: Fall color, deer resistance, erosion tolerant, bird friendly, winter interest
Little bluestem is a native prairie grass that is exceptional for site adaptability, addition of color to the landscape, and for its cold hardiness. 'Blaze' is a little bluestem cultivar that is noted for its vivid red fall foliage. It typically grows in an erect, broom-like clump to 2-3’ tall. Slender, flat, linear leaves (1/4” wide) emerge light blue in spring, darken to gray-green in summer, acquire purple highlights in late summer before exploding into a blaze of fall color consisting of intense shades of pinkish-orange to reddish-purple to vivid red. Foliage typically retains some color throughout winter. In July-August, flower stems rise higher than the foliage clump bearing small reddish-brown flowers. Flowers give way to seed heads fringed with showy, silvery-white hairs. Seed heads may persist into winter. Tolerates clay, drought, alkaline, and other poor soils as well as high heat and humidity. It is also known to be deer resistant and erosion tolerant.
Schizachyrium scoparium is an Iowa native.
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