Glaucum little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Glaucum'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purplish-bronze
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Glaucum' little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium 'Glaucum') is a grass for borders, pollinator gardens, meadows, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clumping mound up to 36 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide. Purplish-bronze blooms appear in summer and autumn, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit them. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Goldsturm black-eyed Susan, Spotted joe-pye weed, and Red cedar.