Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze' ~ Blaze Little Bluestem size-5-ft Manie van der Schijff BT

Manie van der Schijff BT

Prefers full sun and moist soils

Height:  3' - 5'

Following the flowers are small warty green fruits that are said to resemble lizard tails

The rigid sturdy stalks that grow from the center of the plant are topped by beardless deep purple flowers in summer

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze' ~ Blaze Little Bluestem size-5-ft Manie van der Schijff BTBlaze Little Bluestem is a native grass with upright slender leaves noted for its continuously changing colors and vivid red fall foliage that holds through winter. The foliage emerges light blue, matures to grey green, then acquires purplish tint before exploding into intense shades of pink orange, red purple then the vivid red of fall. Tiny red brown flowers rise high above the foliage on stems in late summer and are followed by fluffy white seed