Little Bluestem

Common Name: Little Bluestem Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist Bloom Colour: Green Season of Interest: Summer, Fall Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline Description: It's late to get going but makes up for it as a versatile groundcover whose leaves turn from green in summer to bronze in fall, and whose seeds shimmer.
  • Common Name: Little Bluestem
  • Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium
  • Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure
  • Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade
  • Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist
  • Bloom Colour: Green
  • Season of Interest: Summer, Fall
  • Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline
  • Description: It’s late to get going but makes up for it as a versatile groundcover whose leaves turn from green in summer to bronze in fall, and whose seeds shimmer.
  • Suitable for Haliburton County