The flowers are
produced in a stiff, compact spike that is 6-12
inches long and ½-1 inch wide. Flowers are
blue-gray, becoming buff to brown with age. When
mature, they resemble the fruit spikes of wheat.
Midsummer
The leaf blades are
18-24 inches long, ¾ inch wide, flat or inrolled. rigid and sharply
pointed. Leaves are rough on the upper surface
and smooth beneath. Margins are minutely hairy.
The foliage has a light blue-gray color.
