Schizachyrium scoparium 'Smoke Signal' ~ Smoke Signal Little Bluestem Size:1 GALLON Elfin Creeping Thyme is a

Elfin Creeping Thyme is a prostrate evergreen perennial grown as a groundcover with thin woody stems with small aromatic grey-green foliage

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which are followed by edible fruit in the late summer or early fall

Insignificant small reddish-green flowers bloom in fall and give way to papery wing-like seed pods that mature mid-fall

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Smoke Signal' ~ Smoke Signal Little Bluestem Size:1 GALLON Elfin Creeping Thyme is aSmoke Signal Little Bluestem is a native grass with strongly upright slender bluegreen leaves that take on scarlet tones in summer and deepen to purple in fall. Tiny tanflowers rise high above the foliage on stems in late summer and are followed by fluffy white seed heads that persist through winter. Grows best in full sun and well drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. Schizachyrium scoparium is a native host plant for 6 different