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Native to Alabama +43 Pet-safe perennial

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Also called: Turkey Foot

Andropogon gerardi
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Big Bluestem. Andropogon gerardi, commonly known as big bluestem, is a species of tall grass native to much of the Great Plains and grassland regions of central and eastern North America. It is also known as tall bluestem, bluejoint, and turkeyfoot.

Growing & care

  • Sun: full sun.
  • Water: average to low.
  • Cut back to 6 inches in late winter.
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