Andropogon Red October

Andropogon Red October: "Before the tall-grass prairies of the North American plains became a casualty of progress, big bluestem grass dominated from the Rocky Mountains to the forests in the east. It formed acres of rolling waves of amber. Many reports say that it grew so tall it could hide a man on horseback.

Thankfully some great horticulturalists have tamed some of these native grasses for us to use in our own home landscapes. Red October Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii 'Red October') is one of the best of those. This year-round showstopper emerges blue-gray in the spring. As it grows taller through the summer it changes to a deep blue-green. Late summer brings burgundy red wheat-like flower heads floating over foliage that has turned a purple-red hue. Then, when the first frost of fall hits the color ratchets up a notch to the vivid scarlet red that gives this big grass its name."



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