LATIN: Andropogon gerardi
COMMON: Big Bluestem Grass
ZONE: 4-9
HEIGHT: 6-8'
EXPOSURE: full sun part shade
FLOWER SEASON: Summer
FLOWER COLOR: Purple yellow
NOTES:Big bluestem is virtually disease and pest-free.
A native of the Midwestern tallgrass prairie, Big Bluestem is warm season grass with ornamental quailites fit for the garden and landscape. The remarkable foliage changes color from green to blue-green in summer, to a deep red-bronze in the fall