Just in time to celebrate Kansas Day – which is today – the Kansas Native Plant Society has named the Little Bluestem grass as its Wildflower of the Year. Following in the tradition of Kansas symbols ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Little bluestem is a native grass chosen as the 2022 ...

Released in 2016, this selected class germplasm of little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium [Poaceae]) provides an adapted source of little bluestem for restoration of ...

As you drive around the Kansas City area, you will see ornamental grasses are a staple in some of the most beautiful landscapes in our area. Grasses are desired for their strong architectural features ...

Think big: There's nothing "little" about this ornamental grass – in two ways: First, it can grow several feet tall. And second, it was once one of the dominant grasses of North America’s prairies, so ...

A plant with late-autumn interest is the Standing Ovation little bluestem grass (Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’). The upright, lance-shaped leaves are steel-blue all summer before changing ...