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About Dancing Wind

Foliage turns a soft red in midsummer, then brilliant scarlet after frost. Purple-red seed heads in fall. Selection.

About Bluestem, Big

Vertical stems in a dense clump. Known for its three-pronged "turkey-foot" seed heads in late summer. From the prairie and savanna, it's drought-tolerant, reliably perennial, and adaptable. Host plant for the caterpillars of arogos skipper, dusted skipper, and Delaware skipper butterflies. Best in lean soil. Emerges in late spring.

Pot Size & Price
4.5-in. pot
$11.00
Height
72"
Width
24"–36"
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun Partial Sun
Catalog
G004
Plant Traits
Birds

Other varieties of Bluestem, Big

Little bluestem Blackhawks, very dark upright grass
Photo from Walter's Gardens

Blackhawks

Big Bluestem Holy Smoke, red fall color on the upright grass stems
Photo from Growing Colors

Holy Smoke

Catalog
G004
Tall grass with turkey-foot seed heads.
Friends School Plant Sale photo by Pat T.

Wild Big Bluestem

Catalog
G003