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Light Reqirements: full sun

Soil Moisture: Dry/Med

Height: 4-6 ft

Bloom Color: purplish-red

Bloom Time: September-February

Root Structure: Deep fibrous

Deer Resistant? Yes

Black Walnut tolerant? Not sure

Local Ecotype Available? No

New York Flora Distribution Map

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)

From $6.00

I’m native to New York state and Tompkins County, NY

I’m a warm season grass.

Some people call me turkey foot because of my three finger like blooms

I’m lovely in a garden that can take my larger height. I’m the host plant for the Argos Skipper.

My foliage changes colors over the season to add interest to the garden.

•Spring: Gray-blue-green

•Summer: Green with red tinges

•Fall: Reddish bronze-with lavender tinges after frost

I grow through rhizomes to create colonies, but in most soils I establish slowly.

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