Blaze (Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze') - red flowers, illustrated plant card

Blaze

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'

Blaze blooms from August through September.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
Aug–Sep
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Sun
Full sun
Water
Low water
Mature size
3.3 ft × 1.3 ft
Type
Grass
Verification

Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.

Growing Blaze

Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–9. Expect it to reach about 3.3 ft tall and 1.3 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years.

When to plant Blaze

Plant Blaze in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. For the middle of its hardy zones 3 to 9 range, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from August to September.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 6 in March.

The Little Bluestem family

One of 3 in the Little Bluestem family. Same plant, same care.

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