Little Red Fox little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Little Red Fox'
USDA zones3 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 2.5 feet tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple-brown maturing to silvery white
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Little Red Fox' little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium 'Little Red Fox') is a grass for borders, pollinator gardens, meadows, and rain gardens. 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 tidy clump up to 30 inches tall. Purple-brown flowers age to silvery white, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Prairie Sun rudbeckia, Spotted joe-pye weed, and New Jersey tea.