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Growing Info

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours

Stratification: cold stratify for 2 weeks

Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, lightly mulch the seed bed.

Other: requires light for germination, mulch lightly

Native to: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Native

Introduced

Andropogon ternariusAndropogon ternarius

Paintbrush Bluestem, Silver Bluestem, Split Bluestem, Splitbeard Bluestem

In Stock: 2.85 lb (Total:2.85lb)

Andropogon ternarius

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Details

Germination:

96%

Germination test:

Actual

Purity:

47%

Seeds per lb:

71,127

Quantity:

2.85 lb

Collected in:

Missouri

Crop year:

2024

Min. hardiness zone:

Item ID:

1836180

Characteristics

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England (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), United Kingdom

Growing Info

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours

Stratification: cold stratify for 2 weeks

Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, lightly mulch the seed bed.

Other: requires light for germination, mulch lightly

Native

Introduced

Looking for a unique species of grass to add to your landscape? Look no further than Andropogon ternarius, also known as split bluestem, splitbeard bluestem, silver bluestem, and paintbrush bluestem. This native grass grows up to 4 ft tall in tufts of branching stems and boasts feathery racemes with pairs of spikelets, each containing one fertile and one sterile spikelet coated in silvery white hairs. Andropogon ternarius thrives in pine and oak forests, prairies, and even disturbed habitats like abandoned fields and grazed pastures. Cattle graze on the grass, and Northern bobwhite are known to nest in bunches of it. Add this unique grass to your landscape for a touch of visual interest and wildlife habitat.