Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation
Blue stem, Little Bluestem, Beardgrass
Young plant of a few centimeters in height and brown in color like other grasses present in my garden at this time! I have high hopes of seeing it grow!
SYLVIE, 31/03/2023
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Description
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' is a little-known perennial grass that is rarely used in our gardens (perhaps due to its unpronounceable name!). However, it is a beautiful native grass of North American prairies, perhaps the most beautiful of all. It has a good size, beautiful colours, and is extremely easy to grow. Its foliage undergoes a small revolution throughout the seasons, changing from blue-grey with a violet base and a pink tip in summer, to bright orange and then vibrant red at the end of the season. The autumn flowering blooms among this flamboyant foliage, in delicate inflorescences that may seem timid at first, but then reveal themselves under the light, drying to a silvery shade on purple stems. 'Standing Ovation' undoubtedly brings a picturesque touch to the garden.
Schizachyrium scoparium, formerly known as Andropogon scoparius, is a plant from the Poaceae family, endemic to the high plains of North America, but also found from Quebec to Mexico. Vigorous, accustomed to tough competition with other plants and well-adapted to difficult conditions, it withstands the cold and drought, and copes with poor soils without flinching.
'Standing Ovation' is a recent selection with an upright habit, wider leaves, and a changing and very distinct colouration. The plant forms a 1.2m (4ft) tall clump when in flower, 40cm (16in) wide, slowly spreading to form an upright bush. It consists of a low rosette of flexible, linear leaves, and upright stems among which appear delicate inflorescences in late summer or autumn (September-October). These are narrow clusters, measuring 3 to 15cm (1 to 6in) long, bearing slender spikelets. They are white at first, maturing to a bluish-grey to silvery hue, and then to pink-red. Around mid-September, the entire plant takes on orange, copper, and red hues, intensifying until November, and then turning purple before wilting to a straw colour. This colouration is even more pronounced in regions with large temperature variations in autumn.
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' has the huge advantage of remaining upright, without wilting, unlike many other grasses, making it decorative until the heart of winter. It can withstand almost anything except heavy, waterlogged soils, and as such, it is useful in ornamental dry gardens or in poor, infertile or sandy soils. It pairs well with perovskias, nepetas, shrubby salvias, echinaceas, kniphofias, and shrubby artemisias. For a contrast in forms, it can be paired with hybrid mulleins or hollyhocks.
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation in pictures
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Foliage
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Botanical data
Schizachyrium
scoparium
Standing Ovation
Poaceae
Blue stem, Little Bluestem, Beardgrass
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
From its origins, Schizachyrium scoparium retains excellent resistance to cold and summer drought. Accustomed to living in the vast North American prairies where competition between grasses is strong, it requires a very open and sunny exposure to thrive. It needs very well-drained, even dry and poor soil. It will not survive in overly rich, overly moist, shaded 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.