A leading player in the Midwestern tallgrass prairie, Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) is a warm season grass with ornamental quailites fit for the garden and landscape. The remarkable …

Big bluestem typically gets some degree of decent fall color that begins in summer and intensifies in autumn as the evenings become cooler. This color has been described as ranging between …

Aug 28, 2023 · Big bluestem is not only revered for its functional properties but it is also grown for its decorative features. This grass adds a pop of color to a landscape all year …

Big bluestem is a native warm season perennial bunchgrass noted for its rapid growth during midsummer when high temperatures retard the growth of cool season grasses. Its ability to …

Big bluestem should be seeded as early in the spring as possible. Conventional tillage should be used where practical. Where no-till must be used due to slope, stoniness, or other reasons, …

Big and Little bluestem form swathes of red across the fields in fall. Big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii, has another common name: turkey foot. Its seed heads form in spikelets, often in …

Apr 9, 2024 · Big bluestem is a warm-season grass that greens up during the warmth of late spring. The fall color is representative of the diverse prairie where the range of colors is …

'Red October' is primarily distinguished from the species by its slightly shorter height, deeper green summer foliage and brilliant scarlet red fall color. An excellent garden performer with a …

Foliage turns rich orange and copper-red in fall. Flower heads resembling upside down turkey claws appear in late August. They open red and turn darker with age. If left up, the foliage …

Emerging blue-green in spring, the foliage matures to green as the season progress, turning rich orange and coppery-red, sometimes with lavender tints, in the fall.