Description | 'Jazz' Little Blue Stem (Schizachyrium scorparia) is a shorter version of the Little Blue Stem cultivar The Blues. Reported not to flop. |
---|---|
Pronunciation | (skits-ah-KEER-ee-um)(skoh-PAIR-ee-um) |
Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | (4)5-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, drier once established |
Soil & Site | average, drier once established |
Flowers | fluffy, silvery-white seed heads |
Leaves | silvery blue, purple hues in the fall |
Dimensions | 36 by 24 inches (H-S) |
Propagation | division |
Cultivar Origin | Jazz' was introduced in 2010 by Intrinsic Perennial Gardens of Hebron, Illinois. Discovered as a sport of Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’. (#144) |
Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |