Big Bluestem Grass oos-channel-removed Place them front and center

Place them front and center to accent a foundation planting

or mass several together for a river of light flowing through a shade border

the new growth forms adorable blossom-like puffballs at the tips of the branches in the spring

as long as there is good drainage

You can even train these shrubs into multi or single-stemmed tree forms

Big Bluestem Grass oos-channel-removed Place them front and centerTallgrass prairie used to cover vast swaths of the Midwest, where the sky was big and the buffalo roamed. Those prairies don't exist like they used to, but when they did Big Bluestem Grass (Andropogon gerardii) was the king! It was the dominant Grass that grew there, providing breathtaking seasonal color change and food and protection for wildlife. Also known as Turkey Foot Grass because of the forked seed heads that resemble their nickname, Bluestem