Plant Type: Grasses

Shorter species with exceptional clumping and upright growth habit. Dark green summer foliage turns purple-red in fall and then eventually bright scarlet-red after the first frost. Burgundy-red flowers bloom in August.

Andropogon

Common Name: Big Bluestem

A North American native, this prairie grass is very drought tolerant and requires very little maintenance.  They are excellent for mass plantings and create lovely tableaus when interplanted with flowering perennials.  A warm season grass.