I’ve stuck with little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and sedges for the most part. I love everything about LBS — the blue and bronze shading, its graceful form — and it’s a good size ...

Little bluestem is one of the few plants to tolerate elevation changes, varying soil types and more than a 30-inch difference in rainfall from the southeast to the west.

Uses Little bluestem is a good choice for sun-baked areas. The mounds are attractive when planted en masse. It’s often used in prairie restorations and for erosion control. The root system is ...

The Jazz bluestem is silvery blue in the summer and turns to purple and then deep bronze in the fall. It is shorter, with a height of only 2 or 2.5 feet. Other varieties of bluestem grow to 3 or 4 ...