Dominant Prairie grass that once covered vast areas of the midwest. Upright clumps of stems with flattened blades emerge grey to blue-green in spring, maturing to green with red tinges in summer, then turning a vibrant reddish bronze with lavender tones in autumn until frost. Flowering stems rise well above the foliage clump in late summer, bearing purplish 3-parted finger-like flowering clusters, resembling a turkey foot.
Flowering stems bring total height up to 8ft tall.
Tolerant to a wide range of soils, but might flop if soil that is too moist.
Grows best in dry to medium soil.
Blooms in full sun Aug-Nov.
Attracts birds.
Great for mass plantings, erosion control, or to add impressive height 
& structure to the garden.