Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
North America, United States, Canada
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Types
Schizachyrium scoparium
Not Avaialble
Number of Varieties
30100
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Prairies, Roadsides
Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-75-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
8-5
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Bronze, Orange Red
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Bronze
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Balanced organic fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
fungus, Leaf spot
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Scale Insects, Snails
Allergy
-
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark
Other Uses
-
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
SCHIZACHYRIUM scoparium
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Common Name
Little Bluestem
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
In Hindi
little bluestem
मैगनोलिया
In German
wenig bluestem
Umbrella Tree
In French
barbon
Umbrella Tree
In Spanish
Poco bluestem
Árbol de paraguas
In Greek
Μικρή bluestem
Umbrella Tree
In Portuguese
pouco bluestem
Árvore de guarda-chuva
In Polish
trochę bluestem
Umbrella Tree
In Latin
parum bluestem
O lignum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Magnoliales
Family
Poaceae
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Schizachyrium
Magnolia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
Magnolioideae
Number of Species
103
1
27800
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