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Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
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Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Height, Spread: 2-4 ft, 1.6-3 ft
Water/Soil: Dry-medium moist, well-drained
Light: Full sun
Bloom: Purple-bronze racemes appear in the summer to early fall
Native Range: North America (except California, Nevada, and Oregon)
Qualities: Wildlife resource, Host plant, Drought tolerant, Attractive to pollinators, Deer resistant
Notes: Perennial ornamental warm-season grass commonly found in fields and prairies. Provides excellent wildlife cover year-round and is the host plant for several skipper species and the Common wood-nymph butterfly ( Cercyonis pegala). Birds and small mammals eat its seeds and butterflies will feed on its rotting fruit and flower nectar. Best grown in naturalized meadows, fields, prairies, in your garden, or in a container.
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We deliver to the following NC counties: Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Guilford, Orange, and Wake
Any orders placed outside of the above counties will be cancelled and refunded, unless you've already discussed your longer-distance order with us. You can email us at info@carolinahabitats.com.