Andropogon scoparius ‘Blaze’

Description

Silvery spikes, sturdy selection with nice fall and winter colours.

Leaves emerge a light powder-blue in spring, transition to gray-green during the summer, and then “explode” into intense shades of pinkish-orange, reddish-purple, and scarlet in the fall.

Flowering: Summer-Autumn

Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height: 100cm

Spread:

Further information:

This wonderful grass is perfect for the Winter garden. Do not cut back until the Spring to allow the early frosts to exploit the shape and seed heads of this grass.

Common Name: Blaze little bluestem

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Poaceae

Foliage: Lanceolate

Basic Colour: ( White / red )

Flower Colour: White / red

Natural Flowering: August – October

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 60cm

Soil Requirements:  dry / well-drained / sandy

Soil ph: acidic /  neutral

Location:  container / cottage garden / border

Usage: ornamental / semi shade

Pruning: Cut back in late winter or early spring.

Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance / shallow soil

Origin: USA