Ecological Benefits
This grass lightly self sows, well behaved, looks nice as a mass planting; Perennial bed or border, Mixed borders, Prairie garden
Landscaping Tips
This brings such a pretty blue-green color to the garden. In fall it turns more coppery to bring an autumn feel.
Prairie Fairy Notes
Grasshoppers, prairie walkingsticks, beetles; songbirds like the seeds; female bumble bee queens nest at the base of grasses like little bluestem; larval host for Dusted skipper, Cobweb skipper, Ottoe skipper, Indian skipper, Swarthy skipper, Crossline skipper