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Light Requirements: full sun

Soil Moisture: Dry/Med

Bloom Color: purplish-bronze

Bloom Time: August-February

Height: 2-4 ft

Root Structure: deep, dense, and fibrous

Deer Resistant? yes

Black Walnut tolerant? yes

Grown from local seed? No

New York Flora Distribution Map

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

From $6.00

I'm native to NY state and Tompkins County.

I’m a warm season grass.

I'm a popular grass for native plant gardens, loved for my tolerance for dry soils and my adaptabliltiy to many different soil types although I don't do well with heavy clay soils.

I have a lovely bronze-orange fall color.

I'm a host plants for many of the skipper butterflies.

Many insects like to feed on my leaves

Birds enjoy my seeds

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