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Hairy bluestem

Andropogon longiberbis

Hairy bluestem is a clumping perennial grass native to the southeastern United States and the Bahamas, growing 1.6 to 3.3 feet tall. It does best in open, sunny sites such as roadsides, ditches and pine plantations.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when establishing, then rely mostly on rain once established.
Soil
Tolerates poor, sandy or dry soils.
Temperature
Hardy in warm temperate to subtropical climates; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy

About

Andropogon longiberbis, the longbeard bluestem or hairy bluestem, is a species of perennial grass whose native range encompasses the southeastern United States, with additional disjunct populations located in the Bahamas.

Where it grows

Within the United States, A. longiberbis can be found from North Carolina to southern Florida.

Other Andropogon plants

Pinewoods bluestem · Andropogon bentii · Chalky bluestem · Mountain Andropogon · Florida bluestem · Bluestem · Big bluestem · Bushy bluestem · Elliott's bluestem · Sand bluestem · Matojillo bluestem · Andropogon scabriglumis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Andropogon longiberbis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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