Big Bluestem - Andropogon gerardii

Phonetic: an-dro-POH-gon jer-AR-dee-eye

Big Blue Stem is a clump forming tall perennial grass with multi-season interest. Blue green foliage with reddish flowers appears in late summer. Leaves turn bronze in the fall and winter. Well suited for a large garden as an accent plant.

• Hardiness: 3-9
• Native Region: BONAP Map
• BONAP Map Key Color Guide: Map Color Key
  
• Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
• Flower Color: Red/Green
• Bloom Time: August
• Soil Type: Med Wet to Dry
• Mature Plant Size: 5-7'H, 2'W
• Plant Spacing: 2-3'
• Host Plant: Dusted Skipper, Delaware Skipper, Common Wood Nymph, Cobweb Skipper, and The Thinker 
• Attracts: Birds
• Advantages: Drought tolerant, dried flower. Used by birds for cover and nesting sites.
• Landscape Uses: Meadows, roadsides, perennial borders.
• Companion Plants: Butterfly Weed, NY Aster, Lance leaf Coreopsis, Dense Blazing Star
• Deer Resistant