blue grama grass

Bouteloua gracilis

blue grama grass 09AU06-4
blue grama grass 09AU06
blue grama grass 08AU29

characteristics

Fine-leaved, blue-green blades. Seedheads are suspended horizontally like brushes from tip of stem. At frost, foliage turns purplish then tan. Aka mosquito grass.

724,400 seeds/pound; starts from seed or plugs

T SSN H W sun soil H2O fire N2 pH summer fall flower (seed)
P W 0.3 SB S F-M-C DM •• - 6.6-8.4 green purplish green (maroon)

habitat

Dry prairie; sand hills. Prefers gritty soil. Requires a lot of moisture to start. Does not readily drop seed.

uses

Decorative. Low growing areas. Attracts birds.

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T = type: A = annual | B = biennial | P = perennial | SS = subshrub | D = deciduous | C = coniferous
██ = cold stratify | ██ = cold stratify & scarify | ██ = plant directly | ██ = scarify | ██ = not from seed
SSN = season: C = cool | W = warm | Y = late
H = height (in metres) | W = width (in metres) | B = bunch | S = sod | SB = sod/bunch
sun: S = full sun | S/PS = sun or partial shade | PS = partial shade | SH = full shade
soil: F = fine | M = medium | C = coarse
H2O = moisture requirement: D = dry | M = moist | W = wet | Z = aquatic
fire = fire tolerance: - = unknown | X = none | • = some | •• = moderate | ••• = high tolerance
N2 = nitrogen fixing: • = yes
summer = foliage colour | fall = foliage (stem) colour | flower (seed) = flower (seed / fruit) colour, if conspicuous
pH = acidity - alkalinity