Broomsedge Bluestem
Andropogon virginicusnative · Central Texas
Broomsedge Bluestem is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 2–6 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms yellow in late spring. Good for birds and butterflies.
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The facts
6 sources- Type
- Grass
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 2–6 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Bloom
- Late Spring · yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, loam, moist, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports birds and butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Northern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut PlainSan Antonio Prairie
88 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.