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Andropogon ternarius (Splitbeard bluestem)

Virginia ecotype
Duration: Perennial, warm season bunchgrass
Habit: Upright, clumping

Size: 1-4 ft. high, half as wide
Habitat: Prairies, roadsides, steep topography and hills, dry open woods, forest edges

Moisture: Dry to average, well-draining
Light: Full sun, part sun

Soils: Clay, loamy, sandy, rocky

Uses: prairie restoration, steep topography, wild meadows, filler, added texture to landscape, en-mass planting

Andropogon ternarius (Splitbeard bluestem)

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  • In the spring and summer, blades of this tough grass are blue-green, and in the fall turn into a kaleidoscope of blues, purples and reds, curing to straw-colored hues after the killing frost.

     

    Andropogon ternarius is known as splitbeard bluestem due to its Y or V shaped seed heads. The inflorescences emerge covered in silvery, white hairs, giving an effect with shimmering silvery tufts that sparkle in the sunlight. En-mass this grass is a sight to behold in autumn and winter.

     

    Splitbeard bluestem grass thrives in poor soils that are coarse, rocky, or sandy and well draining. Perfect for tough spots and steep topography, lending itself equally well to planned landscapes and ecological restorations. It will flop over in higher nutrient soils, and prefers lean soils and high root competition.

     

    This species is a larval host plant for numerous insects, such as leafhoppers, grasshoppers, and a few skipper butterflies. Provides nesting material, seed and shelter for insects, small mammals and birds.

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