Bouteloua gracilis ~ Blue Grama-ServeScape
Bouteloua gracilis ~ Blue Grama-ServeScape
Bouteloua gracilis ~ Blue Grama-ServeScape
Bouteloua gracilis ~ Blue Grama-ServeScape
Bouteloua gracilis ~ Blue Grama-ServeScape
Bouteloua gracilis ~ Blue Grama-ServeScape
Bouteloua gracilis ~ Blue Grama-ServeScape
Bouteloua gracilis ~ Blue Grama-ServeScape

Bouteloua gracilis

Blue Grama

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Blue Grama is a small tufted native warm-season grass common in short grass prairies. The wiry blue-grey leaf blades turn golden brown in fall, and may sometimes gain a red-orange hue.  Small purplish flowers appear on stems in summer.  Blue Grama needs full sun and well-drained soils.  Extremely drought tolerant.  

Type: 

Orn. Grass

Origins:

North to Midwest N. America

Height: 

1’ - 2’ 

Spread: 

1’ - 2’

Spacing: 

1.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 10

Culture: 

Full Sun

Bloom Color: 

Purple

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance.  Extreme drought may cause browning and temporary dormancy until moisture is available.  Cut to ground in late winter before new shoots appear.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, Xeriscaping, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Ornamental Onion, Black-Eyed Susan, Butterfly Weed

IMAGES: Photos by Matt Lavin, Bouteloua gracilis - blue grama, set (1)+(2),  (3) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Bouteloua gracilis Butelua 2007-08-11 02, CC BY-SA 4.0

 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

Bouteloua gracilis ~ Blue Grama-ServeScape

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