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Plant Description and Details
Graceful and petite, Blue Grama is a fascinating texture in the native landscape. It could star as an accent in a flowerbed or naturalized meadow setting. Its unique seed heads are held horizontally from the stem. They look a bit like bushy eyebrows,and wave in the breeze. Left to itself, the original plant bunch will spread to form a thick patch. Thus it makes a good low-water lawn alternative. Performs nicely paired with Buffalo Grass (Buchloe dactyloides) for a low-water, low-maintenance turf.
| Common Names | Blue Grama |
| Community | Desert |
| Annual Water Needs | Less than 10 inches |
| Drought Tolerant | Yes |
| Native Range | Plains, foothills, open woodlands, across western and central U.S. |
| Native States | CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY |
| Hardiness | Down to Zone 4 |
| Exposure | Sun |
| Placement | Flowerbeds, meadows, lawn alternative. |
| Mature Height | 1 - 2 ft. |
| Mature Width | 10 in. |
| Group Spacing | 5-10" |
| Blossom Color | Horizontal Seed Head |
| Blooms | Summer |
| Establishment Tips | Water at planting and 2-3 times deeply the first summer. |
| Maintenance Tips | For lawn turf, mow occasionally to 4-6". |
| Wildlife | Mammals |
| Wildlife Notes | Major range grass for animals of the prairies and Great Plains. |
| Plants Symbol | BOGR2 |
| Family Name | Poaceae |
| Lewis & Clark | No |
