Ha Ha Tonka little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tallup to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple-brown maturing to silvery white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ha Ha Tonka' little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka') is a grass for borders, meadows, rain gardens, 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 clump 36 to 48 inches tall and up to 24 inches wide. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Purple-brown seed heads mature to silvery white, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Indian grass, Indian Summer rudbeckia, and Spotted joe-pye weed.