General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. This grass is not reliably winter hardy in USDA Zones 5, and should be grown in a protected location therein. Cut to the ground in late winter just before the new shoots appear.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This bluestem grass cultivar (sometimes called chalky bluestem) is a warm season bunchgrass which features an erect clump of chalky blue foliage (blades 1/2" wide) typically growing 2-4' tall. Flower stalks topped by narrow, silvery white plumes emerge in late summer and persist well into fall. Foliage assumes bronze tones in autumn. Species is native to lowland areas and marshes in the southeastern U.S.