Bouteloua gracilis
(Blue Grama Grass)
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3 (-30°F/-34.4°C)
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Exposure |
Full sun
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Foliage Height |
8" (20 cm)
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Width |
18" (46 cm)
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Flower Height |
15" (38 cm)
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Flower Colour |
Red-tinted brush-like seedheads
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Bloom Time |
June-September
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Watering Needs |
Moderate-Low (Drought tolerant once established)
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Soil Preferences |
Light, well-drained
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Part of our Smart Plants (water smart) Collection
This warm season semi-evergreen perennial grass forms a diminutive clump of narrow, light green-grey foliage; foliage turns purple at first frost and ages to a straw-gold over winter; attractive and delicate brush-like red-tinted seedheads mature to bleached straw-gold.
Drought tolerant; Heat and cold tolerant; interesting cut flower
Ideal as a drought-tolerant lawn grass (mown or unmown); good erosion control; use in borders and containers
Gardens: Patio, meadow, rock, water-wise