Blue Grama Grass (Bouteloua Gracilis) 50 seeds
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Blue grama grass is a perennial warm season grass grown for its fine, gray-green leaves and one-sided decorative flowers. A compact grower, it is native to the arid western United States and Mexico where soils are dry and alkaline.
Fine, narrow, gray-green leaves emerge in spring. In summer slender stems rise above the foliage lined with one-sided flower buds that resemble mosquito larvae. The tiny flowers are reddish purple when they open and quite decorative lining the stem tips. In autumn the foliage turns burgundy before becoming tan in winter. Small birds eat the dry seeds through cold fall and winter months. (info source: Learn2Grow.com)
Genus - Bouteloua
Species - Gracilis
Common name - Blue Grama Grass
Pre-Treatment - Not-required
Hardiness zones - 3 - 9
Height - 0.40 - 0.60 m
Spread - 0.25 - 0.30 m
Plant type - Decorative Grass
Exposure - Full Sun
Growth rate - Fast
Soil PH - 5.0 - 8.5 (Neutral, Alkaline)
Soil type - Well drained, Light, Medium, Low salinity
Water requirements - Semi-moist or Dry
Care level - Easy
Landscape uses - Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Germination rate - 97%
Bloom season - Summer, Late Summer
Leaf / Flower color - Green, grey green / White - light purple