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little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.0 ft. to 4.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Wet Meadow
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, White Shades, Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades, Red Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data, Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Attractive Foliage, Fall Color, Small Spaces, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Variable, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Plants National Database recognizes three varieties of S. scoparium, all native to the U.S. Variety scoparium is the most common and found throughout most of the U.S. and Canada. Varieties divergens and stoloniferum are found primarily in the southern U.S.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.