Andropogon hallii | Sand Bluestem | Grass
Andropogon hallii belongs to the plant family POACE and Genus Andropogon This Grass prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Andropogon hallii does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Andropogon hallii so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Andropogon hallii sand bluestem is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Andropogon hallii can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40 Fahrenheit. It usually does best in dry soils. This is a prairie grass suitable for select areas.
Andropogon hallii will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Andropogon hallii is a perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.