• Common Name: Little Bluestem
  • Botanical Name: Schizachyrium scoparium
  • Family name: Grass family
  • Type: perennial
  • Zone Hardiness: 3–9
  • Height: 2 to 4ft
  • Width: 1 to 2ft
  • Blooms: Feathery, blue-green flower spikes that mature to reddish-bronze in fall
  • Bloom time: August to October
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Leaves: Narrow, blue-green leaves that turn coppery orange to reddish in fall
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; requires little watering once established, occasional cutting back in late winter or early spring.
  • Tolerates: Drought, poor soils, sandy or rocky soils, heat, and cold
  • Attracts: Birds, butterflies, and bees
  • Texas Superstar: Yes
  • Texas Native: Yes
  • Invasive: No