Schizachyrium scoparium Chameleon PP 31339 Lysimachia lemony-yellow flowers

lemony-yellow flowers

deer-resistant clump to 1' tall x 2' wide

The barrels are topped with a mass of small yellow flowers

I next saw the stable form four years later in Roy Herold's Massachusetts garden

rhubarb-like stems

Schizachyrium scoparium Chameleon PP 31339 Lysimachia lemony-yellow flowersSchizachyrium '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