| Description | Red Fox Little Blue Stem (Schizachyrium scoparium) is an ornamental hardy grass. It is a smaller, mounded grass with blue-green foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (skits-ah-KEER-ee-um)(skoh-PAIR-ee-um) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | Dark seed heads appear in early fall, borne on an inflorescence as a single raceme. |
| Leaves | The narrow, upright leaves are colored gray and green, quickly deepening and turning to the red side in mid-to-late summer. |
| Dimensions | 24-30 inches tall |
| Maintenance | Cut down in the fall or allow it to remain over winter to add interest in the landscape. |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Species Little Blue Stem native to the North American prairies. |
| Cultivar Origin | Intrinsic Perennials Hebron, Illinois, USA |
| Misc Facts | Genus name Schizachyrium from schizo for "to split" in part. Species name scoparium from Latin scopa for "broom". SYN: Andropogon scoparius |
| Notes & Reference | Intrinsic Perennials Hebron, Illinois USA |
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