Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Ha Ha Tonka’ – Little Bluestem Ha Ha Tonka (B&B.BW.CVR.D.DRG.EC.FC.H.M.MTH.NST.NB.OP.SHWY)

Ecosystem Services:
(B)-Birds                                             (B&B)-Birds & Butterflies

(BTF)-Butterflies                             (BW)-Black Walnut Resistant

(DR)-Deer Resistant                      (DRGHT)-Drought Resistant

(EC)-Erosion Control                    (EVR)-Evergreen

(FC)-Fall Color                                 (FRG)-Fragrant

(GRD)-Groundcover                      (H)-Host plant

(HMR)-Hummingbirds                (M)-Mammals

(MTH)-Moths                                   (N)-Nectar

(NB)-Native Bees                            (NST)-Nesting Material

(OP)-Other pollinators                 (RR)-Rabbit Resistant

(SHWY)-Showy                                (SPC)-Specimen Plant

Ha Ha Tonka is a wild cultivar of Little Bluestem that was collected from seeds that were gathered by two incredible plantsmen, Cassian Schmidt, and Piet Oudolf.  Cassian Schmidt gathered seeds that he collected in Missouri at the Ha Ha Tonka State Park.  He brought the seeds to his home in Germany, and he and Piet collaborated in making selections of the species, and Ha Ha Tonka is their amazing result.

‘Ha Ha Tonka’ has a rigid and upright habit.  It is a little bit taller than ‘The Blues’, another common cultivar of Little Bluestem.  It also has outstanding fall colors.