Saturday, February 15, 2025

Schizachyrium scoparium


The other day when I leaned out the side bedroom window to photograph the bare Japanese maple branches against the snow, when I was done I happened to look down and saw this!  I love this ornamental grass that grows in the garden next to our house. And with snow around it and some snow in it, I thought it really looked beautiful.  I think this is called Little Bluestem, and you will be interested to know that it is native to New York State.  Since it is snowing out tonight, I thought it would be OK to post it.  Oh, the scientific name for Little Bluestem is Schizachyrium scoparium and so I thought that would be a mysterious title for this post.  See how much you learn when you visit my blog?  I love that so many of you care what I photograph each day.  Thank you for being such a great audience!  Please click on this to see so much more detail.

 

2 comments:

Betsey said...

I like this because you don’t usually see ornamental grasses covered in snow. The scientific name is quite a mouthful! Betsey

Anonymous said...

I think I best stick with ‘little bluestem’ 🥴
Thank you!!