In-Depth Description
Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly called Little Bluestem, is native to prairies, fields, clearings, hills, limestone glades, and open woods from Canada south to Arizona and Florida. It was one of the dominant grasses of the vast tallgrass prairie region which once covered rich and fertile soils in many parts of central North America. ‘Standing Ovation’ is a cultivar that features blue leaf blades with red tips. Leaf blades are wider than those found on straight-species plants. It was discovered as a naturally occurring whole plant mutation in Landenberg, Pennsylvania in the summer of 2003.
Goldfinch, Photo Credit: Litchfield Hills Audubon.
