Andropogon glomeratus

bushy bluestem

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

grass

Size:

3-5 (6) ft tall by 1-3 ft wide

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

green

Fruit Color:

silvery green turning orange

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Fall Color

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Background plant in casual landscape. Fruit stalks start out silvery green and transition to and orangy brown. Retains the old stalks through the winter.

Considerations:

May fall over at the end of the season. Will be neater if old stalks are removed before new growth starts in spring.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, Organic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A

Ecology

Wildlife:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Possible larval host plant for Delaware skipper ( Anatrytone logan ), Georgia satyr ( Neonympha areolata ), neamathla skipper ( Nastra neamathla ), swarthy skipper ( Nastra lherminier ) and twin-spot skipper ( Oligoria maculata ) butterflies.

Seeds eaten by various small birds and other wildlife. 

Native Habitats:

Flatwoods, marshes