Grass, Little Bluestem, Standing Ovation

Schizachryium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’

‘Standing Ovation’ is a cultivar which features blue leaf blades with red tips.
Leaf blades are wider than those found on straight species plants.
Fall color consists of attractive shades of red and maroon, with retention of such colors continuing late in the season (no “brown out”).
The upright and rigid plant habit of this cultivar is typically retained without lodging when plants are grown in rich soils. ‘Standing Ovation’ was discovered as a naturally occurring whole plant mutation in Landenberg, Pennsylvania in the summer of 2003.
Parentage is unknown, but ‘The Blues’ is considered to be a likely parent.
U.S.
Plant Patent PP25,202 was issued on December 30, 2014.