Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scorparia Blue Haven
Common Name: Blue Haven Little Blue Stem
Description | A Little Blue Stem cultivar with reddish fall colors. Reported not to flop like other Blue Stem cultivars. |
Pronunciation | (skits-ah-KEER-ee-um)(skoh-PAIR-ee-um) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, dry |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | inflorescence a single raceme, 5-20 pairs of spikelets, turning silvery white, blooms August to October |
Leaves | blueish in the summer, burgundy to red in the fall |
Roots | fibrous |
Dimensions | up to 4 feet |
Propagation | division |
Cultivar Origin | University of Minnesota, Minnesota USA, prior to 2011 |
Author's Notes | Planted three in my garden (summer 2013). I hope it lives up to the hipe. |
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