Schizachyrium scoparium 'Chameleon' - LITTLE BLUESTEM 'CHAMELEON'
Variegated cultivar of little blue stem with cream lines on the border of the laaves.
Red-pink hue in cooler time of the season.
Blooming time: August to February (the seeds are ornamental)
Size: 24' high x 1’ wide.
USDA zones : 3a to 8b
Culture: Sun to half sun, average soils, drained soils, drier soils. Does well in heat and humidity. Avoid waterlogged soils
Moisture Needs : average, medium to medium-dry, dry
Origin: Discovered in Hantay, France by a famous plantsman and nurseryman Thierry Delabroye as a chance seedling in a trial field planted with seeds of S. scoparium ‘The Blues’.
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. Patented cultivar under patent number PP27433, propagation is prohibited.
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: Probably better for private gardens, as an interesting detail. It looks 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.
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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Chameleon' - LITTLE BLUESTEM 'CHAMELEON'
Variegated cultivar of little blue stem with cream lines on the border of the laaves.
Red-pink hue in cooler time of the season.
Blooming time: August to February (the seeds are ornamental)
Size: 24' high x 1’ wide.
USDA zones : 3a to 8b
Culture: Sun to half sun, average soils, drained soils, drier soils. Does well in heat and humidity. Avoid waterlogged soils
Moisture Needs : average, medium to medium-dry, dry
Origin: Discovered in Hantay, France by a famous plantsman and nurseryman Thierry Delabroye as a chance seedling in a trial field planted with seeds of S. scoparium ‘The Blues’.
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. Patented cultivar under patent number PP27433, propagation is prohibited.
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: Probably better for private gardens, as an interesting detail. It looks 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 : Concept Plants