Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Lord Snowden Big Bluestem

Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)

Distribution: North America

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Hardiness: 4a

Life form: Perennial plant

Comments: 'Lord Snowden' Big Bluestem is a great ornamental grass for several season's worth of interest featuring powdery blue foliage and seed heads. It’s clumping growth habit and tall, straight pattern makes it an attractive grass through the summer where it can reach between four to six feet tall. Being a native tall grass, it does well in drought and poor soil, establishing slowly but strongly. Its extensive root system makes it a good candidate for erosion control.