Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
Shortgrass-prairie staple with distinctive comb- or eyebrow-shaped seed heads held out sideways. Drought-iron, low, and an excellent no-water lawn alternative.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.75–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, container, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, SD, TX, UT, WI, WY
Related native plants
More Bouteloua species
- Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
- Buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides)
- Hairy Grama (Bouteloua hirsuta)
- Black Grama (Bouteloua eriopoda)
- Chino Grama (Bouteloua ramosa)