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Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 'Cairo'
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Availability 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Cairo' is a dense, slowly spreading, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with erect stems bearing linear, blue-green leaves turning maroon to reddish-brown in autumn and, from late summer into autumn, narrow racemes of yellow-green flower spikelets followed by fluffy, silvery-white seed heads.
Winterhardy warm season perennial
Height 60/100 cm
Width 60-80 cm
Spacing 70 cm / 6-9 pc/m2
Flowering time VIII-X
Site sunny to partially shaded, medium moisture rich or poor, well drained soil.
Use groups
Propagation dividing the clump
Cutting back spring
Availability 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Cairo' is a dense, slowly spreading, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with erect stems bearing linear, blue-green leaves turning maroon to reddish-brown in autumn and, from late summer into autumn, narrow racemes of yellow-green flower spikelets followed by fluffy, silvery-white seed heads.
Winterhardy warm season perennial
Height 60/100 cm
Width 60-80 cm
Spacing 70 cm / 6-9 pc/m2
Flowering time VIII-X
Site sunny to partially shaded, medium moisture rich or poor, well drained soil.
Use groups
Propagation dividing the clump
Cutting back spring