Bluestem Goldenrod (Wreath Goldenrod)
Solidago caesia
For help with identifying goldenrods, see the Quick Guide to the Common Goldenrods of New England.
Big Bluestem
The king of native grasses with three fingered seed heads in August, and handsome gray to blue-green stems in spring turning to green in summer then to red in fall. Clump forming with excellent drought tolerance once established.
Chalky bluestem is but one of the 17 or so species and varieties of Andropogon in Florida (Wunderlin, 1998). This one is common nearly throughout Florida. It is found in the coastal states from Virginia to Texas (Kartesz, 1999).
Big bluestem is a clump-forming perennial grass reaching heights of 8 feet or more when it flowers in the fall.
Little bluestem is a tidy, finely textured clumping grass with a blue-green summer color. Its silvery seed heads rise to a height of nearly 2 feet in late summer and are at their best when backlit in the morning or afternoon sun.
( Little Bluestem )
Species in the grass family (Poaceae) that has narrow, grass-like foliage with leaf veins typically parallel to one another, and leaf margins that are most often smooth.
Common Name: Little Bluestem
Latin Name: Schizachyrium scoparium
Habitat: Dunes, dry prairies, jack pine/oak forests ...
Bluestem Ornamental Grasses: 7, 23.
Botanix Azilda Greenhouses:
3, 6, 7, 10, 12, 19, 20, 24, 29, 32.
Canning Perennials: 2-7, 10-12, 15, 16, 20, 26, 34, 36.
Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii): This very tall native grass grows from 3 to 8 feet tall in a narrow clump. The leaves are blue-green in summer, turning rust in fall.
Cane Bluestem - Warm-season grass upright to to 4' tall w/silvery-white flower plumes in summer-fall. Full sun. Drought tolerant. Hardy to
Bouteloua gracilis ...
Bluestem Wheatgrass [English]: Pascopyrum smithii
Bluestem Willow [English]: Salix irrorata
Bluestem Yucca [English]: Yucca guatemalensis
Bluetail Mullet [English]: Lycopodium proniflorum
Bluethread [English]: Burmannia ledermannii ...
Big bluestem is perfect for low-maintenance landscapes and xeroscapes. Use of this grass is encouraged within its natural range.
Usage
Big bluestem is grown for its lush summer foliage and reliable fall and winter color.
Big Bluestem forms large clumps of stiff silvery green to blue foliage, turning to a copper color in fall
4-10
Black Mondo Grass ...
Field Office Guide to Plant Species
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash ...
broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus
brown knapweed; brown-ray knapweed Centaurea jacea
buffalo grass; Dutch grass; para grass Urochloa mutica
buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
Buffel grass Pennisetum ciliare var. ciliare ...
Bluestem Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
Bluets (Hedyotis caerulea)
Blushing Bromeliad (Nidularium fulgens)
Boltonia asteroides 'Pink Beauty'
Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank'
Bonin Isles Juniper (Juniperus procumbens) ...
Dominant grasses include little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) and western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii). Little bluestem and sideoats grama are bunchgrasses that won't spread and crowd out wildflowers.
Argemone albiflora Hornem. - bluestem pricklypoppy
Argemone albiflora Hornem. ssp. texana G.B. Ownbey - bluestem pricklypoppy
Argemone corymbosa Greene - Mojave pricklypoppy ...
andropogon, beard grass, broom sedge, broom-sedge, broomsedge, broom-sedge bluestem, broomsedge bluestem, broomstraw, sedge grass, whiskey grass, whisky grass, yellow bluestem
Family ...
Test Garden Tip: Switchgrass, big bluestem, and little bluestem are some of our favorite grasses for great fall leaf color.
Enjoy Garden Art ...
Grasses such as big bluestem, and Indian grass, and many species of flowers grow here. The plants can sometimes grow to be 10 feet tall.
Herbs: Yellow Sedge (Carex pensylvanica), Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.), Hairgrass (Deschampsia flexuosa), Hawkweed (Hieracium spp.), Sunflower (Helianthus spp.), Ricegrass (Oryzopsis spp.), Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum), Little Bluestem ...
(Bluestem)
Scilla sp. (Squill)
Setcreasea sp. (Mexican Wandering Jew)
Stachys sp. and hybrids (Betony)
Stipa sp. (Needle Grass)
Tanacetum vulgaris (Tansy)
Thalictrum sp. (Meadow Rue)
Thelypteris sp. (Fern)
Yucca sp. (Soapwort) ...
 See also: Pink, Aster, Lavender, Anemone, Violet
  
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