BIG BLUESTEM
ANDROPOGON GERARDII
Andropogon gerardii
photo courtesy of Bailey Nursery
Genus: ANDROPOGON
Protected Series:
Height: 4-5 Feet Tall
Spread: 2-3 Feet Wide
Color: purple flower
Full Sun Plants
Full Sun Grass Plants
Grass
Zone: 4
#5870
native *
ANDROPOGON GERARDII
Grower Notes:
Upright clump of stems emerge gray to blue green in spring, mature to green with red tinges in summer, then turn reddish bronze with lavender tones after frost. Purplish 3-parted, finger-like flower clusters in late summer. Cut stems to the ground in late winter before new shoots appear.
| PLANT | SIZE | TYPE | GALENA | ADD'L | DIG | SOON |
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