Little Bluestem Starter Live Plant | Schizachyrium scoparium | Native Prairie Grass

About This Plant

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) is a native North American warm-season prairie grass with fine blue-green foliage, brilliant fall color, and graceful ornamental seed heads. It forms upright clumps, offers four-season interest, and supports wildlife with seeds and habitat. This is a greenhouse-grown starter live plant.

What You Will Receive

One healthy, greenhouse-grown Little Bluestem starter live plant, carefully packaged for shipping.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Little Bluestem Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Fine blue-green upright foliage
• Brilliant copper, orange, and burgundy fall color
• Attractive silvery ornamental seed heads
• Native North American warm-season prairie grass
• Excellent habitat and food source for birds and wildlife
• Deep roots help improve soil and reduce erosion
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Ideal for prairie, native, and wildlife gardens
• Low-maintenance perennial grass
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Schizachyrium scoparium
• Common Name: Little Bluestem
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun
• Growing Media: Well-draining average, sandy, rocky, or clay soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment; drought tolerant once established
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 2–4 feet tall and 1–2 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Native Plant Gardens
• Prairie Gardens
• Pollinator Gardens
• Wildlife Gardens
• Rock Gardens
• Naturalized Landscapes
• Erosion Control
• Ornamental Grass Collections