Little Bluestem

LATIN NAMESchizachyrium scoparium LONGEVITYPerennial SEASONWarm ORIGINNative DETAILS• One the highly desired “big four” tall grasses• Important grass of the “True Prairie.”• Has a unique blue-green color in the spring and summer, and then turns a reddish-brown during the dormant season.• Seeds have a feathery appearance.• Is important to ground-nesting birds for nesting cover.• Adapted to a large variety of soils on prairies and savannas.• Grazed by all kinds of livestock; it decreases with heavy grazing. QUALITY TRAITS