Schizachyrium Blue Paradise - little bluestem grass

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Little bluestem grasses are drought tolerant North American relatives of poa, with airy rounded silhouettes, fluffy summer flowerspikes, and copper-orange autumn colours fading to wheat-gold in winter.

Blue Paradise is upright, dense and slender, steel blue-green at the base shading to deep maroon-purple at the tips. Plant it where the sun shines through and it turns rich wine red.

With cruisy colour all year it transitions through the seasons, and needs little water to keep it looking good.

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Description

Schizachyrium scoparium Prairie Winds® 'Blue Paradise'- little bluestem

APPEARANCE : Dense upright grass with very fine long leaves, steel blue at the base shading to wine purple tips. This grass is found across Northern America
USE FOR : Accent planting, autumn colour, mass planting, prairie style gardens.
CLIMATE : Frost hardy, drought hardy, heat tolerant, humidity tolerant
PLANTING : Plant in full sun in acid to neutral soil for best results.
CARE: Low maintenance and tolerant of harsh conditions, requires little care once established. Cut back in early winter to rejuvenate.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 90cm x 60cm.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
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