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Bouteloua gracilis

Common name(s): Blue Grama
Family name: Poaceae
Common family name: Grass Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 3
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun
Flower color: brown
Plant height: 12 inches - 1 foot 4 inches
Plant spread: 12 inches
Deciduous: deciduous
Growth form: clump-forming
Leaf color: green
Range: N. & W. United States
Habit: grass/sedge
Special characteristics: Water-Smart Plant
This is a tufted perennial grass with florets and seeds in a distinct ornamental structure that looks like curved eyelashes. It is native in the upper elevations of the southern California desert mountains to Wisconsin and south into Mexico. Tolerates regular water or no water. Suitable as a coarse lawn.

Zones 3 - 8

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