Schizachyrium scoparium Free Spirit® Tall Arrow® (‘Nonworra’)
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Tall Arrow® is our tallest little bluestem with foliage to 3-feet and flowers reaching 6-feet! Despite its height, it stands up in wind and rain and always looks nice with clear blue foliage. Tall Arrow® can be used in grand sweeping beds, as an accent, or as a stately dwarf hedge.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Tan to Brown
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
3'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
A Hortech Original, Tall Arrow® is our tallest little bluestem with foliage up to 3-feet and flowers reaching 6-feet! Despite its height, it stands up in wind and rain and always looks nice with clear blue foliage. Native Cultivar.
Landscape Value
Tall Arrow® can be used in grand sweeping beds, as an accent, or as a stately dwarf hedge. It is an excellent companion and pairs well numerous other perennials.
Care
Watering:
Tall Arrow® Little Bluestem is very drought tolerant and typically only needs watering during the hottest days of summer.
Fertilizing:
Tall Arrow® Little Bluestem needs little fertilizer, but benefits from a single springtime or fall topdressing (about 1 inch deep) of organic compost or well rotted leaves. Alternatively, a springtime application of a slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet.
Pruning:
Tall Arrow® Little Bluestem should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.