Seedings should be made as early as possible in the spring on sands and gravels, without mulching. Plant 1/4 to 1/2 inch (3/4 inch on very droughty sites). When the seed is broadcast, best results can be expected when a packer is utilized to firm the seedbed. The seeding rate for establishing a pure stand with broadcast or no-till methods should be 7 to 12 pounds PLS per acre. Where no-till is used due to slope, stoniness, or other reasons, sod control should be performed in the fall to permit early spring planting. Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) should be seeded as early in the spring as possible. It is found in areas receiving 10 to 60 inches of mean annual precipitation and plant hardiness zones 3 to 9. Also occurs on limey subirrigated sites and in prairie fens. Typically occurs on dry upland sites, especially on ridges, hilltops, and steep slopes. As a warm season grass it begins growth in late spring and continues through the hot summer period until the first killing frost. It grows from 1 to 3 feet tall with culms slightly flattened.
Plants vary in height, color, length of leaves, flowering, and clump diameter. Distributionīecause of this broad distribution, little bluestem exhibits significant ecotypic variation. It begins growth in late spring after cool-season species have already developed. It grows preferentially on sites with pH 7.0 and slightly higher. The plant has excellent drought and fair shade tolerance, and fair to poor flood tolerance. It will grow on a wide variety of soils but is very well adapted to well-drained, medium to dry, infertile soils. One of the most widely distributed native grasses in North America. Found throughout the lower provinces of Canada and all states of the U.S., except Nevada and Washington. If you’re designing a meadow garden, see growing tips for more prairie home companions such as black-eyed Susans, switchgrass, and penstemon.Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) is a tufted, warm-season, perennial grass broadly distributed and native to the U.S. In autumn, it turns a “striking bronze-orange or even burgundy.” Little bluestem grass earned its common name “rom a tinge of blue that appears at the base of its slender, flat blue-green leaves in spring,” writes our contributor Jeanne Rostaing. On slopes, the deep roots of Schizachyrium scoparium will help prevent erosion.Ī quintessential meadow grass, airy little bluestem tufts also makes butterflies and birds feel welcome and is a happy companion to asters, Coreopsis tripteris, coneflowers, and other wildflowers.
Nowadays the modest 18-inch-high clumps are useful in a landscape where you need to hold the earth in place. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons.Ī North American prairie native, little bluestem grass was once a common sight as it waved in the breeze to the covered wagon set, urging westward-bound homesteaders to establish farms and towns in the last half 19th century. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons.
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