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Andropogon hallii - HALL'S BLUESTEM (SAND BLUESTEM)
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Native "big bluestem for sandy soils" with silver gray foliage.
Very drought tolerant.
A bit slow to emerge in the spring (warm season grass).
Blooming time: August-October
Size: 5' tall x 1.5-2' wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: full sun, half sun (6+ hours of direct sun or more). Sandy soils, well drained soils, dry soils, xeriscape. Tolerant to heat, humidity, drought, and alkalinity
Moisture Needs: average (medium) to dry
Origin: Native grass found on sandy hills and plains throughout the central part of USA from Texas to Canada and parts of Midwest. See the BONAP distribution map
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: possibly yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but beneficial to birds
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: For sandy or well draining or dry soils in full sun - naturalistic gardens, prairies, meadows, good for erosion control on sandy soils. Can be planted as an individual accent, in small groups as a gackground plant or in the middle of the bed.
Good companions can be Agastache, Amsonia, Asclepias, Asters, Baptisia, Coreopsis, Eryngium juccifolium, Echinacea, Gaura, Liatris, Penstemons, Yucca, or other native grasses like Boutelloa curtipendula, Sporobolus heterolepis, Panicum.
And non-native perennials like Achillea, summer blooming Allium, Aquilegia, Calamintha, Geranium, Gypsohila, Iris x barbata, Iris sibirica, Leucanthemum x superbum, Nepeta, Origanum, Paeonia, Perovskia, Platycodon, Salvia, tall Sedum, Sempervivum, Stachys,
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Andropogon hallii - HALL'S BLUESTEM (SAND BLUESTEM)
$8.99
Native "big bluestem for sandy soils" with silver gray foliage.
Very drought tolerant.
A bit slow to emerge in the spring (warm season grass).
Blooming time: August-October
Size: 5' tall x 1.5-2' wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: full sun, half sun (6+ hours of direct sun or more). Sandy soils, well drained soils, dry soils, xeriscape. Tolerant to heat, humidity, drought, and alkalinity
Moisture Needs: average (medium) to dry
Origin: Native grass found on sandy hills and plains throughout the central part of USA from Texas to Canada and parts of Midwest. See the BONAP distribution map
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: possibly yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but beneficial to birds
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: For sandy or well draining or dry soils in full sun - naturalistic gardens, prairies, meadows, good for erosion control on sandy soils. Can be planted as an individual accent, in small groups as a gackground plant or in the middle of the bed.
Good companions can be Agastache, Amsonia, Asclepias, Asters, Baptisia, Coreopsis, Eryngium juccifolium, Echinacea, Gaura, Liatris, Penstemons, Yucca, or other native grasses like Boutelloa curtipendula, Sporobolus heterolepis, Panicum.
And non-native perennials like Achillea, summer blooming Allium, Aquilegia, Calamintha, Geranium, Gypsohila, Iris x barbata, Iris sibirica, Leucanthemum x superbum, Nepeta, Origanum, Paeonia, Perovskia, Platycodon, Salvia, tall Sedum, Sempervivum, Stachys,
Pictures Copyright: Jelitto
