Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation', Little Bluestem early bloomer smoky-blue-purple flowers on tall

smoky-blue-purple flowers on tall

Elegantly arching branches with gray-green needles contrast with sumptuous dark brown bark

Great as a groundcover or a mixed container plant

Full and arching

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation', Little Bluestem early bloomer smoky-blue-purple flowers on tallAn eastern North American prairie grass growing 2 4 feet tall, 'Standing Ovation' has blue grey leaf blades with red tips. Purplish bronze flowers rise in late summer in 3 inch long racemes on branched stems above the foliage. Fall color is reddish maroon and persists late into winter. Mature size: 2 4 ft T x 1 2 ft W Minimum temperature: 20 F