The Grass 'Blues Little Bluestem Grass', Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues', has attractive deep blue foliage.The fall color is a burgundy red. It works well in mass plantings.It does well in a variety of soil types and is drought tolerant. The attractive upright; open to spreading fine textured leaves are subject to lodging.
Littles Bluestem grasses have delicate and inconspicuous inflorescence in late summer and ; becomes silvery when dried. It remains attractive in winter. The fall color varies from tan to copper, orange, and dark orange red.