About Big Bluestem

Big Bluestem

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Prairies, Riverbanks, Roadsides, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

152.40 cm

Rank: 73 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Sandy Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Found

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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75% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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18% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Food for animals

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANDROPOGON gerardii

7.2 Common Name

Big Bluestem, Turkey Foot

7.2.1 In Hindi

Big Bluestem grass

7.2.2 In German

Große Bartgras

7.2.3 In French

Barbon de Gérard herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

hierba andropogon grande

7.2.5 In Greek

Big BLUESTEM γρασίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Vetiver grande grama

7.2.7 In Polish

Big Bluestem trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Big bluestem herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Lillosida

8.4 Order

Poaceae

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Andropogon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Big Bluestem

Want to know the properties of Big Bluestem? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Big Bluestem is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Big Bluestem Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Leaves and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Big Bluestem Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Big Bluestem. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Big Bluestem physical information is as follows: 38.10 cm tall and 152.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Purple
Leaf color: Green

Care of Big Bluestem

Taking Big Bluestem Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Big Bluestem include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Big Bluestem

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Big Bluestem is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Big Bluestem is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is meadows, Prairies, Riverbanks, Roadsides and Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 2-7. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.