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Schizachyrium sanguineum
Also called Red Autumn Grass
Crimson bluestem is a clump-forming perennial prairie grass native to the southeastern and southwestern United States, Central and South America, grown for its reddish autumn foliage and fluffy seed heads. It is best given full sun and well-drained soil, and it tolerates heat and poor soil.
Schizachyrium sanguineum, also known as crimson bluestem, is a species of perennial graminoid found in the United States, as well as in Central and South America. Within the United States, this species occurs in two disconnected regions, one encompassing the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and the other encompassing Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
S. sanguineum can be found in habitats such as in disturbed sandy sites, sandhill systems, and in pine flatwoods.
Beardgrass · Colombian bluestem · Gulf bluestem · Pinescrub bluestem · Little bluestem · Little bluestem
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schizachyrium sanguineum 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
