Sale!

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots - Image 2

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots - Image 3

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots - Image 4

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots - Image 5

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots - Image 6

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots - Image 7

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots - Image 8

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots - Image 9

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) - 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots - Image 10

Carousel Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium Scoparium) – 8 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots

Original price was: $169.97.Current price is: $96.99.

SKU: D2LSC 8657192670 Category: NATIVE PLANTS

Shop with Confidence, Pay Safely
Quality products, fair prices.
Your Security is Our Promise
Streamlined service, designed for your convenience.

Description
Reviews (0)

‘Carousel’ Little Bluestem Grass

Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Carousel‘

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Ornamental Grass

Height at Maturity: 2-3′

Width at Maturity: 1-2′
Spacing: 18-24″ for mass plantings, 5’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Clumping, Upright, Rounded

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pinkish Tan

Flower Size: Small

Flowering Period: Late Summer through Winter

Flower Type: Fluffy Plumes on vertical stems

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Blue Green in summer to shades of Pink, Copper, Orange, Red and Mahogany in fall!

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: Pinkish Tan seedheads

Berry Color: Red

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun

Water Needs: Average to low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained to Dry when established, wet soil causes floppy plants

Soil pH: 6.0 – 8.0

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Birds, Visual Attention

Resistances: 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.

Landscape & Garden Uses

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: 18 to 24 inches apart for mass plantings; 5 feet or more apart for space between plants

How To Measure for Total Square Feet

How Many Plants to Fill a Planting Area

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.

Helpful Articles

Click on the Planting & Care Advice tab on this page to find helpful tips from our experts.

Plant Long & Prosper!

Meet The Wilson Brothers & Staff

Questions? Contact Us!