Common Name - big bluestem grass
Latin Name - Andropogon gerardii
Sun - Sun
Moisture - Dry
Height - 4-8’
Flower Color -
Bloom Time - Aug - Nov

The king of native prairie grasses, big bluestem is a tall, warm season bunch grass with handsome gray to blue-green stems in spring, turning to green alternating with deep red in summer, then to coppery red in fall. Three-fingered seed heads top tall stems in August. Once established, its fibrous root system can become quite extensive, contributing to its drought tolerance and erosion control value.

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