{"product_id":"blue-paradise-little-bluestem-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Blue Paradise Little Bluestem - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Paradise is a native little bluestem with a very upright, columnar habit that holds its shape through fall. At about 3½ feet tall, it makes a fine backdrop in native and prairie gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts stems are a silvery blue in summer, and in fall the leaves turn deep wine purple while small tan seed heads appear along the upper stems. It thrives in hot, dry sites and helps stabilize eroded slopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrow, silvery blue stems and leaves grow in a strictly upright, columnar clump 36 to 42 inches tall and about 24 inches wide. In early fall, tiny tan seed heads with fluffy silver tufts appear along the top half of the stems. In fall the foliage turns a deep wine purple. At peak the plant is a slim column of wine-purple stems sparkling with pale seed tufts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue Paradise shares lavender's love of hot sun and dry, lean soil, and its silvery blue columns echo lavender's cool tones before turning wine purple in fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in lean to average, well-drained soil; it is very drought tolerant and dislikes wet, rich soil, which can cause flopping or crown rot. Hardy in zones 3 to 9. Leave it standing through winter and cut it back to a few inches in early spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schizachyrium scoparium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silvery blue turning deep wine purple in fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright, columnar clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36–42 in tall × 24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724372803880,"sku":"GLLF-PER-17447102-72","price":766.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/blue-paradise-little-bluestem.jpg?v=1790865226","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/blue-paradise-little-bluestem-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}