Description

Latin name: Schizachyrium scoparium

Type: Ornamental grass

Family: Poaceae

Native Range: Eastern North America

Zone: 3 to 9

Height: 2.00 to 4.00 feet

Spread: 1.50 to 2.00 feet

Bloom Time: August to February

Bloom Description: Purplish bronze

Sun: Full sun

Water: Dry to medium

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Rain Garden

Flower: Insignificant

Leaf: Good Fall

Other: Winter Interest

Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution

Plant information from the Missouri Botanical Garden