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Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Clumping grass that flushes coppery in fall and puffs out fluffy, cottony seed heads. Happiest in wet ditches, swales, and pond edges.

Family

Poaceae

Type

grass

Lifespan

perennial

Height

6.3–6.3 ft

Spacing

2–3 ft apart

Light

sun

Soil moisture

moist

Soil pH

acidic

Bloom

August, September, October, November

Bloom colors

white, brown

Wildlife value

songbirds, butterflies, larval host

Landscape uses

specimen, rain garden, naturalizing

Native states

AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV