Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' ~ Standing Ovation Little Bluestem fragrant Italian Kale is an heirloom

Italian Kale is an heirloom cool season annual with long upright edible basal foliage that is heavily textured and such a dark blue-green that it looks black from a distance

The foliage emerges bronze pink and matures to silver green before turning yellow for fall

COMPANION PLANTS:   Lenten Rose

while female flowers mature to the familiar brown sausage-like fruiting tip

Japanese beetles

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' ~ Standing Ovation Little Bluestem fragrant Italian Kale is an heirloomStanding Ovation Little Bluestem is a native grass with upright slender blue green leaves with tips and purple tints at the base. The foliage has dazzling shades of yellow, oranges, red, and purple browns fall color. Tiny green flowers rise high above the foliage on stems in late summer and are followed by fluffy white seed heads that persist through winter. Grows best in full sun and well drained soils. Schizachyrium scoparium is a native host plant