| Description | The Blues Little Blue Stem (Schizachyrium scoparium)is a little Blue Stem cultivar with bluer stems. It has light blue to glaucous blue foliage during the growing season and changes to reds, oranges, and purples in the fall. |
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| Pronunciation | (skits-ah-KEER-ee-um)(skoh-PAIR-ee-um) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | fluffy, silvery-white seed heads |
| Leaves | light blue to glaucous blue foliage changing to reds, oranges and purples in the fall |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet, space 18-24 inches on center |
| Maintenance | Cut back hard in the spring before new growth starts. |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected by Dr. Richard Lighty from seedlings of Aldous and named by North Creek Nursery and Kurt Bluemels Nursery. |
| Misc Facts | (syn Andropogon scoparius) |
| Author's Notes | I like using this plant for its multi season of interest. Not as blue as many pictures on the Internet. Even in hot dry sites it has the bad habit of flopping. |
| Notes & Reference | #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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