Little Bluestem

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Common Name:	Little Bluestem
Botanical Name:	*Schizachyrium scoparium*
Plant Type:	Ornamental Grass
USDA Hardiness Zone:	5
AHS Heat Zone:	9 to 2
Light Requirements:	Full Sun; Partial Shade
Water Usage:	Low
Soil Type:	Well-Drained
Height:	3 to 4 ft.
Spread:	2 ft.
Season of Bloom:	August to December
Bloom Color:	Bronze-Orange
Deciduous/Evergreen:	Deciduous
Native TX Plant:	Native
Wildlife Value:	Birds, Butterflies (larval food source)

Most wide-ranging bunchgrass in the state; dominant feature of the tallgrass prairie. Blue-green to silver foliage turns coppery-gold in the fall.

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