Native / Warm season
Little Bluestem
Native grass matrix for dry pollinator gardens and meadow edges.
Grown for structure, wildlife cover, and habitat.
Seed spacing and maturity
- Days to maturity
- 365
- Germination temperature
- 60-80F
- Seed depth
- 0.25 inches
- Spacing
- 18 inches
- Row spacing
- 24 inches
- Start method
- Direct sow
Frost-date timing
- Direct sow
- 14 days before last frost
- Fall planting
- 10 weeks before first frost
Growing profile
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low water after establishment.
- Soil
- Lean to average, well-drained soil.
- Watch
- Do not overwater or overfertilize; lush soil can make plants floppy.
- native
- grass
- habitat
- perennial
Browse context
- Native Catalog Category collection
- Grass Family Rotation and family context
- Warm Season Seeds Season collection
- Direct Sow Seeds Start-method collection
- Beginner-Friendly Seeds Practical trait collection
- High Pollinator Value Seeds Practical trait collection
- Fall-Planting Seeds Practical trait collection
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