Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium Carousel
Common Name: Little Blue Stem Carousel
Description | A dwarf some what mounded Little Blue Stem cultivar. |
Pronunciation | (skits-ah-KEER-ee-um)(skoh-PAIR-ee-um) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
Sunlight | full, avoid shade |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average, dry, well drained, sandy |
Flowers | inflorescence a single raceme, 5-20 pairs of spikelets, copper, pink, tan, and dark orange-red. |
Leaves | beige |
Stems | beige, resists lodging |
Roots | fiborous |
Dimensions | 3 by 30 inches, mounded |
Propagation | PP#20948, division |
Native Site | The species Little Blue Stem is native to North American prairies. |
Cultivar Origin | Donald Boehm at Boehm's Garden Center in Rushville, Illinois (USA) |
Misc Facts | Genus name Schizachyrium from schizo for "to split" in part. Species name scoparium from Latin scopa for "broom". (syn Andropogon scoparius) |
Notes & Reference | Chicagoland Grows fact bulliten |
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