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Also known simply as Little Bluestem, this is an ornamental, perennial bunchgrass that grows up to 2 feet tall. It forms dense mounds of slender, blue-green stems that become deep brownish red by September, and produces white seed tufts that last about 1 to 2 weeks in the fall. This bunchgrass grows in full sun to partial shade and in a variety of dry, well-drained soils.
May Attract
Little False Bluestem is thought to attract these families of birds
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