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.](https://groundedgardens.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/little_bluestem.jpg)
- 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.