Chalky Bluestem
Andropogon capillipes
Chalky bluestem is a striking grass of the Southeastern coastal plain with waxy blue-white stems and silvery autumn seed heads. Drought-tough on sandy soils and a larval host for skippers.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- September, October
- Bloom colors
- brown, white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, naturalizing
- Native states
- FL, GA, SC