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Schizachyrium scoparium Blue Heaven

Schizachyrium scoparium Blue Heaven
Blue stem, Little Bluestem, Beardgrass

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Plant toujours vivante après 18 mois, mais ne s'est pas développée. Lovely colours in the autumn.

Cedric, 06/04/2017

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Schizachyrium scoparium Blue Heaven is a magnificent grass with blue foliage that turns purplish-red in autumn.
Height at maturity
80 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Flowering time August to September
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Description

Schizachyrium scoparium Blue Heaven is a magnificent grass with blue foliage turning pink and then deep purple in autumn.

 

This brand new selection was discovered in a field by Marie Meyer from the University of Minnesota. It differs mainly from the species type due to the colour of its foliage, a superb grey-blue during the season, turning deep purple with violet reflections from mid-September, becoming more intense until November, and then turning copper brown. This colouring is very intense in regions with large temperature variations in autumn.

It also has the great advantage, compared to other grasses, of remaining upright and decorative throughout the winter.

Schizachirium Blue Heaven also differs from the species by its more upright and taller habit, often reaching and exceeding 80cm (32in) in height. The small white flowers carried in vertical spikes appear just before the foliage turns red. It is only natural that this wonder has found its place in our flower beds, among Deschampsia with a very pale gold colour in autumn.

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Schizachyrium scoparium Blue Heaven (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time August to September

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour blue

Plant habit

Height at maturity 80 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Schizachyrium

Species

scoparium

Cultivar

Blue Heaven

Family

Poaceae

Other common names

Blue stem, Little Bluestem, Beardgrass

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference848492

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Planting and care

Schizachirium scoparium Blue Heaven has excellent resistance to the cold . Accustomed to living in the vast North American prairies where competition between grasses is tough, it much prefers a very open position, with plenty of sunshine, a very well-drained soil, even dry or poor soil, to a soil that is too rich, shaded and too wet in which it does not live for long.

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Planting period

Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Well-draining

Care

Pruning instructions Prune the flowers and faded leaves close to the ground, using secateurs or shears, at the end of winter.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March to April
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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