Bouteloua curtipendula
(sideoats grama)
(sideoats grama)
Category: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
Photo Credits: Steven N. Rodie
Height: 24 – 36 inches
Spread: 18 inches
Location: Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
very drought tolerant; seeds are fairly persistent
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium or Dry
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
warm-season native prairie grass; mound-forming with arching flower stems
Foliage
light green to blue-green; fine texture
Flowers
slender arching stems hold individual spikelets in June-July; seed resembles small oats, mostly arranged on one side of stem