Schizachyrium scoparium Wild West
Schizachyrium scoparium Wild West
Schizachyrium scoparium Wild West
Schizachyrium scoparium Wild West
Blue stem, Little Bluestem, Beardgrass
takes a while to see shoots
patricia, 21/05/2025
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Description
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Wild West' is a perennial grass with a unique charm inherited from its ancestor, a beautiful grass from North American prairies. With an upright habit, this small variety has foliage that changes colour throughout the seasons, gradually transitioning from a spring green to a flamboyant coppery red in autumn. The flowering occurs in summer, in the form of graceful pinkish inflorescences that turn silvery when dried on pink stems. An excellent grass for dry terrain!
Schizachyrium scoparium, formerly known as Andropogon scoparius, is a plant from the Poaceae family. This species is endemic to the high plains of North America, but is also found from Quebec to Mexico. Americans call it "little bluestem" or "beard grass". Vigorous, extremely robust, accustomed to tough competition with other plants, and adapted to difficult conditions, it withstands cold and drought without flinching, and tolerates poor soils. It is the chosen grass to officially represent the states of Nebraska and Kansas.
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Wild West' is a recent selection, shorter in height, with green foliage that changes colour from summer onwards. The plant forms a 60cm (24in) tall cluster when in bloom, with a width of 40cm (16in), slowly spreading to form a dense and upright tuft. It consists of a low rosette of soft, linear leaves, and upright stems among which appear delicate inflorescences in summer (between July and September). These are narrow clusters, measuring 3 to 15cm (1 to 6in) long, bearing slender spikelets that are white, maturing to a bluish-ashen to silvery, then pink-red hue. The foliage starts to turn orange as early as August. By mid-September, the entire plant takes on intense orange, copper, and red colours, which gradually fade to a straw or light chocolate tone. This colouring is particularly pronounced in regions with large temperature variations in autumn.
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Wild West' has the huge advantage of staying upright without slumping, unlike many other grasses, which allows it to remain decorative until the heart of winter. It can withstand everything except heavy, waterlogged soils, and as such, it is very useful in ornamental dry gardens or in poor, barren, or sandy soils. It pairs well with perovskias, catmints, shrubby salvias, echinaceas, kniphofias, and shrubby wormwoods. To create a contrast in forms, it can be paired with hybrid mulleins, for example.
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Schizachyrium
scoparium
Wild West
Poaceae
Blue stem, Little Bluestem, Beardgrass
North America
Planting and care
From its origins, Schizachyrium scoparium 'Wild West' retains excellent resistance to cold and summer drought. Accustomed to living in the vast North American prairies where competition between grasses is fierce, it requires a very open, very sunny exposure, and very well-drained soil, even dry, and even poor. It cannot live in overly rich, shaded and waterlogged soils.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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