Andropogon

Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time when soil temperatures have reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild. * Andropogon virginicus is a species of grass known by several common names, including broomsedge bluestem and...

It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild. * Andropogon virginicus is a species of grass known by several common names, including broomsedge bluestem and...

Little bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass , and is prominent in tallgrass prairie , along with big bluestem ( Andropogon gerardii ), indiangrass ( Sorghastrum nutans ) and switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ).

Little bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass , and is prominent in tallgrass prairie , along with big bluestem ( Andropogon gerardii ), indiangrass ( Sorghastrum nutans ) and switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ).

It forms upright clumps (to 2-3' tall) of slender, blue-green leaves (to 1/2" wide and 2' long). It was one of the dominant grasses of the tallgrass prairie which once covered large parts of the Midwest.

It forms upright clumps (to 2-3' tall) of slender, blue-green leaves (to 1/2" wide and 2' long). It was one of the dominant grasses of the tallgrass prairie which once covered large parts of the Midwest.

Deer tend to stay away and this grass will quickly become one of the focal points in your late season garden. Who doesn't love the ever-changing colors and texture that Ornamental Grasses bring to the garden?

Extremely hot weather makes division hard on a plant and the task of dividing the plant hard on the gardener. Perennial types, such as "Gracillimus" Eulalia grass (Miscanthus sinensis "Gracillimus"), which is hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant...

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