Little Bluestem
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$14.00
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Little Bluestem
$14.00
Prairie in a pot. Blue-green all summer, copper and wine in fall, and upright through winter snow. It is the grass that made native gardens look good.
Poor soil is fine. Rich soil makes it flop. This is a plant that wants you to do less.
The story
Prairie in a pot.
Blue-green all summer, copper and wine in fall, and upright through winter snow. It is the grass that made native gardens look good.
Four seasons of interest from a plant that costs less than lunch.
The facts
Size2–3 ft tall
ShowCopper in fall, standing all winter
Lightfull
Zones3–9
Good atDeer-resistant, Pollinators, Drought, Native
PetsKeep away from nibblers
Plays well with
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