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‘Carousel’ Little Bluestem Grass
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Carousel‘
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b  Find Your Zone
Plant Type:Â Ornamental Grass
Height at Maturity:Â 2-3′
Width at Maturity:Â 1-2′
Spacing:Â 18-24″ for mass plantings, 5’+ for space between plants
Spacing:Â 18-24″ for mass plantings, 5’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form:Â Clumping, Upright, Rounded
Growth Rate:Â Moderate
Flower Color:Â Pinkish Tan
Flower Size:Â Small
Flowering Period:Â Late Summer through Winter
Flower Type:Â Fluffy Plumes on vertical stems
Fragrant Flowers:Â No
Foliage Color:Â Blue Green in summer to shades of Pink, Copper, Orange, Red and Mahogany in fall!
Fragrant Foliage:Â No
Berries:Â Â Pinkish Tan seedheads
Berry Color:Â Red
Sun Needs:Â Full to Mostly Sun
Water Needs:Â Â Average to low when established
Soil Type:Â Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage:Â Moist But Well Drained to Dry when established, wet soil causes floppy plants
Soil pH:Â 6.0 – 8.0Â
Maintenance / Care:Â Very LowÂ
Attracts:Â Birds, Visual Attention
Resistances:Â Deer, Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity, Insect
Description
An impressive and handsome selection with a lower and more broad habit that stands up strong even throughout the winter, the ‘Carousel’ Little Bluestem is a North American native ornamental grass with distinct blue-green blades highlighted pink by mid-summer and transitioning into a wonderful “carousel” of copper, pink, orange, red and mahogany shades in the fall. Delicate pinkish-tan seedhead stalks come in late summer to early fall that open to showy, fluffy white plumes that continue to provide interest throughout the winter months. As with all other Little Bluestem, Carousel is highly attractive and super easy to grow thriving in nutrient-poor soils and requiring little if any care or maintenance.Â
Landscape & Garden UsesÂ
Growing 2 to 2.5 feet tall and equally as wide, the Carousel Little Bluestem Grass is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces or in groupings or large drifts or mass plantings in larger landscape borders. A fine addition to ornamental grass gardens, bird and wildlife gardens, native plant gardens, prairies, meadows or naturalized areas. Because it is exceptionally drought tolerant when established it is also suited for xeriscaping (low water needs).
Spacing:Â 18 to 24 inches apart for mass plantings; 5 feet or more apart for space between plants
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Growing Preferences
Carousel Little Bluestem Grass is exceptionally easy to grow in well-drained average to poor soils with dry to medium moisture in full sun. It tolerates a wide range of soil types ranging from clay to sandy and rocky but does not like a constantly boggy or wet soil, which causes foliage to flop. Good drought resistance once established and tolerates both high heat and humidity. No need for fertilizer. Over fertilization can cause foliage to slay open. Cut plants back to 4 inches above the ground in late winter or early spring before new growth appears.
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