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Copy of Schizachyrium scoparium 'Little Red Fox' - LITTLE BLUESTEM 'LITTLE RED FOX'
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SCH-LIT-REDF
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'Little Red Fox' = compact, upright, not flopping selection of native grass. Blue-green foliage turns to shades of red, orange, and yellow in fall.
Low maintenance grass with strong basal foliage and upright wiry flowering stems.
Blooming time: August to February (the seeds are ornamental)
Size: about 24-30" high x 18" wide.
USDA zones : 4/5 to 8
Culture: Sun to half sun, adaptable to many soils including drier or clay soil. It will grow in any site except wet or extremely acidic soils or in deep shade. Does well in heat and humidity.
Moisture Needs : average, medium to medium-dry, seasonally dry
Origin: Introduced by Brent Horvath from Intrinsic Perennials (Hebron, IL). Patented under PP36738. The species of S.scoparium is native grass from Alberta to Quebec south to Arizona and Florida. It naturally occurs in prairies, clearings, hills, limestone glades, roadsides, waste areas and open woods.
Deer/rabbit resistant : yes/yes (but young leaves can be grazed by deer).
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators : potentially host for caterpillars of some skippers. The seed provide food to a variety of small songbirds.
Attracts Hummingbirds : no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Excellent grass for public spaces and private gardens, borders, modern stylish plantings, wild gardens, meadows or prairie-like landscaping, traffic islands,...The best, if planted in smaller groups or masses (is small bed can be even one single plant). It look well with other grasses or combined with big flowers of Echinacea, Ratibida, Rudbeckias, Heleniums, Liatris or Sedum, but can be combined with many other common perennials that thrive on average to slightly dry soils.
Pictures copyright : Intrinsic Perennials
Copy of Schizachyrium scoparium 'Little Red Fox' - LITTLE BLUESTEM 'LITTLE RED FOX'
$8.99
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'Little Red Fox' = compact, upright, not flopping selection of native grass. Blue-green foliage turns to shades of red, orange, and yellow in fall.
Low maintenance grass with strong basal foliage and upright wiry flowering stems.
Blooming time: August to February (the seeds are ornamental)
Size: about 24-30" high x 18" wide.
USDA zones : 4/5 to 8
Culture: Sun to half sun, adaptable to many soils including drier or clay soil. It will grow in any site except wet or extremely acidic soils or in deep shade. Does well in heat and humidity.
Moisture Needs : average, medium to medium-dry, seasonally dry
Origin: Introduced by Brent Horvath from Intrinsic Perennials (Hebron, IL). Patented under PP36738. The species of S.scoparium is native grass from Alberta to Quebec south to Arizona and Florida. It naturally occurs in prairies, clearings, hills, limestone glades, roadsides, waste areas and open woods.
Deer/rabbit resistant : yes/yes (but young leaves can be grazed by deer).
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators : potentially host for caterpillars of some skippers. The seed provide food to a variety of small songbirds.
Attracts Hummingbirds : no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Excellent grass for public spaces and private gardens, borders, modern stylish plantings, wild gardens, meadows or prairie-like landscaping, traffic islands,...The best, if planted in smaller groups or masses (is small bed can be even one single plant). It look well with other grasses or combined with big flowers of Echinacea, Ratibida, Rudbeckias, Heleniums, Liatris or Sedum, but can be combined with many other common perennials that thrive on average to slightly dry soils.
Pictures copyright : Intrinsic Perennials
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