You should see how many fantastic plants didn’t make it into the program because they were deemed a bit weedy. Concerning introducing weeds and gardening with plants that may like to seed around, Plant Select has protocols that are followed through the trialing process. If you plant masses of them you will definitely get more seeding around that you may have to address every 3-4 years, but if you are planting 1 plant you may not see any seedlings for many years. Great questions! You should not have a yearly problem with this plant. Thanks to Shalene Hiller Navant, City of Westminster for this pieceĤ1 responses to “A grass worthy of applause – Standing Ovation little bluestem” Standing Ovation little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’PP25,202) Standing Ovation grows best in full sun and drier soils and pairs nicely with the prairie native Chocolate flower ( Berlandiera lyrata) and selection of the Mexican native Vermilion Bluffs ® sage ( Salvia darcyi ‘Pscarl’).īrought to Plant Select ® by North Creek Nurseries. This grass keeps its good color through the winter until it is cut to about 3” from the ground in the spring, allowing for fresh new blue foliage to emerge. The bronze cast of the winter foliage looks stunning against a fresh snow. The foliage stands tall through most winters, giving much needed winter interest and texture. The blue and purple summer color changes to spectacular oranges in the fall. Summer brings on the tall flowering spikes, followed in the fall with fluffy white seed heads that are a good food source for many local birds. During the growing season it has superior bluish green leaves turning to shades of purple at the base. Standing Ovation little blue stem is a clump forming grass, so it does not run and become weedy in the garden. It remains uniform in the landscape, giving your garden a much cleaner and formal appearance. Standing Ovation was selected for its superior tight, upright habit. Little bluestem is better suited for our high and dry environment than other overused ornamental grasses. It prefers full sun and soil on the dry side. It is a warm season grass, greening later in the spring than your blue grass lawn, but tolerating the heat and drought of the summer better. Little bluestem grass is native to the prairies of North America. Standing Ovation is a superior selection of our native little bluestem grass. No fertilizer is needed.A grass worthy of applause – Standing Ovation little bluestem Growing Tips – Water well until it’s established, then water infrequently if you want shorter plants, or water a bit more heavily if you prefer taller plants. Do not plant infertile or overly moist soils as they will become taller, develop weaker stems, and topple over in windy conditions. Once established, it readily self-seeds and has a spreading nature with good drought tolerance. When, Where, and How to Plant – Big bluestem prefers average, well-drained soils in full sun plant this grass from seed or plants in spring. Sun Requirements – Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade.Added Benefits – Attracts Beneficial Insects.Mature Height × Spread - 4 to 8 feet × 3 feet.Bloom Period and Seasonal Color - Late summer to early fall green or blue-green stems russet, purple, or bronze blooms.Below is an excerpt from the Illinois Getting Started Garden Guide which can help you get started with this astoundingly special plant for your garden. Big bluestem grass is an essential plant for a prairie bird garden as it provides cover for more than twenty species of songbirds and nesting sites and seeds for sparrows, wrens, and meadowlarks. Cattle have been quite destructive to this native species: because the animals are not migratory, they will decimate areas of grass to the root level. Big bluestem is known as the “king of the prairie” and is one of the top four native grass species that colonized most of the prairies of central North America. It has interesting seed heads that branch into three parts that resemble a turkey’s foot, hence its nickname. Big bluestem grass or Turkey Foot Grass is a perennial bunchgrass with greenish-blue stems that can grow between 4 to 8 feet tall.
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