Andropogon gerardii Blackhawks PP 27949 Nassella Hosta 'Sugar and Spice' adds

Hosta 'Sugar and Spice' adds a wide cream edge to the glossy green leaves of its parent

Most folks wouldn't recognize it as a butterfly bush

'Cascades' is one of the finest introductions from the Lachman's breeding program

our 8-year-old plants are now 10' wide

Andropogon gerardii Blackhawks PP 27949 Nassella Hosta 'Sugar and Spice' addsAndropogon 'Blackhawks' is an incredibly exciting new selection of the native (Canada south to Mexico) prairie grass Andropogon gerardii from Illinois' Brent Horvath. The 4' tall stalks on this narrow selection of big bluestem, turn dark black purple, starting for us in mid summer, topped soon after with terminal flowers like a miniature miscanthus. Andropogon 'Blackhawks' offers amazing design possibilities that simply didn't exist before this