Andropogon gerardii Blackhawks PP 27949 India 'Janet' but much improved

'Janet' but much improved

the lower three petals are mostly white with some red flecking while the upper three petals are mostly red with some white flecking

While Trachelospermum asiaticum is often seen climbing trees in the wild

the clumps are topped with attractive 20" tall scapes of light purple flowers that delight hummingbirds

This dazzling hosta makes a small

Andropogon gerardii Blackhawks PP 27949 India 'Janet' but much improvedAndropogon '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