Andropogon glomeratus (Bushy Bluestem) Size:Landscape plug 4x2.22 inches Butterfly Weed is drought tolerant

Butterfly Weed is drought tolerant and deer resistant

5-2 ft Mature spread 2-3 ft Attracts Birds

Soldier beetles visit the flowers to eat pollen

New seedlings are easy to pull and can be controlled that way as well

It is slow to establish and may not flower until the second or third year

Andropogon glomeratus (Bushy Bluestem) Size:Landscape plug 4x2.22 inches Butterfly Weed is drought tolerantBushy Bluestem is a handsome bunchgrass easily grown in medium to wet soil in full sun. Its foliage is green in the summer and coppery bronze in the winter with fluffy flower heads emerging in the fall. It provides a striking vertical element in the garden and its seed heads work well in dried flower arrangements. Bushy Bluestem is perfect for low lying areas, wetlands, rain gardens, moist meadows or poor drainage areas. It provides a year round