andropogon gerardii (big blue stem, turkey foot blue stem) native
$19.95
- dense, slightly arching clump of blue-green leaves
- leaves turn a bronze-red in the fall and colour remains through the winter months
- three-pronged burgundy-purple seed heads are held on sturdy stems
- seed heads start to appear in late summer and persist through fall
- bloom time: early autumn into winter
- warm season grasses are much slower starting in the spring
- they do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer
- they flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter
- most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions
- zone 3
- height 150-200cm
- spread 60-100cm
- colour burgundy
- grows best in an average to dry, well-drained soil, in full sun
- thrives in summer heat and humidity
- this plant should be cut back in the spring to make way for new growth
- full sun
- deer resistant
- low maintenance
- native to ontario
- evergreen
- drought tolerant, once established
- long blooming
- heat tolerant
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)