Schizachyrium scoparium Free Spirit® Comet® (`Nontemoc')
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium Free Spirit® Comet® (`Nontemoc')
Little BluestemSo distinctive that it’s easy to pick out among dozens of Schizachyrium cultivars in breeder Hortech, Inc.’s trials. Uniquely narrow habit; forms a strictly upright clump of sky blue, finely textured foliage. Beginning in late summer, the entire clump flushes ruby red and purple from the base. An architecturally interesting native cultivar for hedges or accents.
Plant Details
- Zone: 4 - 9
- Height: 36-42"
- Spread: 18-24"
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
- Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established
- Bloom time: Late Summer
- Foliage Color: Blue Shades, Purple Shades, Red Shades
- Flower Color: Brown Shades
- Fragrant: No
- Good Cut Flower: No
- Native: Nativar
- Deer resistant: Yes
- Rabbit resistant: No
- Bee-friendly: No
- Attracts butterflies: No
- Attracts hummingbirds: No
- Groundcover: No
- Roy Diblik Favorite: No
Plant Details
- Zone: 4 - 9
- Height: 36-42"
- Spread: 18-24"
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
- Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established
- Bloom time: Late Summer
- Foliage Color: Blue Shades, Purple Shades, Red Shades
- Flower Color: Brown Shades
- Fragrant: No
- Good Cut Flower: No
- Native: Nativar
- Bee-friendly: No
- Deer resistant: Yes
- Rabbit resistant: No
- Attracts butterflies: No
- Attracts hummingbirds: No
- Groundcover: No
- Roy Diblik Favorite: No
Grower Information
Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants vary widely by type. Cool season grasses are generally best planted in the fall prior or in late winter/early spring in the greenhouse. Warm season grasses can be planted in spring and summer for same-season sales. Sedges grow best when planted in spring and summer rather than the fall prior. Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants grow well in a wide range of growing media types, provided there is adequate moisture-holding capacity and good drainage. While getting established in their finished containers, most prefer to be kept moist, but not saturated.
- PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
- Optimal Planting Time: Spring
- Retail Sales Window: Fall, Summer
- Moisture in Production: Average, Low
- Requires Shade in Production: No
- Vernalization Required for Bloom: No
- Vernalization Beneficial: Yes