Blue grama grass
Bouteloua gracilis
also called sideoats grama
About as dry-tolerant as an ornamental grass gets — it belongs in gravel, not in clay.
Light Nothing short of full sun.
Water Extremely drought-tolerant.
Height 35 cm
Spread 11.8 in
Spacing 30 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 11.8 in
- In-row spacing
- 11.8 in
- Between rows
- 15 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Grass · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Nothing short of full sun.
- Watering
- Extremely drought-tolerant.
- Feeding
- Do not feed.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- July
- Pruning
- Cut back to 5 cm in late February.
Through the year
- Apr–Jul Spring Growth
- Jul–Sep Flowering
- Sep–Dec Growing
- Dec–Dec Winter Dormancy
- Jan–Apr Winter Dormancy
Companions
Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Liatris, Penstemon
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