Andropogon gerardii
(big bluestem)
(big bluestem)
Category: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
Height: 48 – 72 inches
Spread: 36 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
can flop; best away from manicured edges; slower to establish; may self-seed
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium or Dry
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
mound-forming; upright; warm-season native prairie grass
Foliage
green to green-blue; excellent coppery, orange-red fall color
Flowers
terminal, red at emergence; inflorescence resembles turkey’s foot