| Scientific Name: | Andropogon gerardii |
| Common Name: | big bluestem grass |
| Family Name: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | Mexico, North America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like) |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Erosion control, Perennial border, Winter interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pubescent, Linear, Entire, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, Green-yellow, Red, Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Purple, Red, Sep-Oct, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves linear, up to 60cm long x 1-1.5cm wide, leaf hairs (especially at base and around the auricles/ ligules), colours change from green to red tinges to red-bronze in winter. | |