Flowers in sessile spikelets are aggregated toward the upper part of the 2-5 ft. stems and are striking in fall and winter when the fine hairs of the bold, feathery racemes catch the sunlight. The sheaths surrounding the racemes take on a salmon-orange color in fall.
BUSHY BLUESTEM
Andropogon glomeratus
- Item: #
- 2012
- Height
|Perennial
|Blooms AUG - NOV
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Soil Moisture
Medium Soil Moisture
Moist Soil
Sunlight
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
Seed
Rate
What's the Seeding Rate?
**LAWN & GARDEN: High density rate improves fill and establishment while reducing weed opportunity **OPEN SPACE: Economical rangeland density for larger acreage but requires longer establishment period
Lawn & Garden:
1 LB covers 8500 sq ft
Open Space:
1.75 LB per acre