Schizachyrium scoparium Chameleon PP 31339 Bambusa an amazing selection

an amazing selection

As the bulbs grow larger

so site it carefully

The sturdy 30" scapes are topped in summer with an abundance of carmine red flower buds

powder-blue foliage radiates out from the head of the central stalk like one of those "Rostrata-farian" hairdos

Schizachyrium scoparium Chameleon PP 31339 Bambusa an amazing selectionSchizachyrium 'Chameleon' is one of the very few native ornamental grasses with variegated foliage. This amazing selection of little bluestem comes from French Nurseryman, Thierry Delabroye, who discovered it as a seedling of Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'. The glaucous foliage is edged with a standout creamy border, reducing its size to 18" tall in foliage and 2' tall in flower. As the weather cools, the foliage also takes on a reddish pink