Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-oats Grama)

Side-oats grama is a bunchy or sod-forming grass with 2-3 ft. stems in erect, wiry clumps. Purplish, oat-like spikelets uniformly line one side of the stem, bleaching to a tan color in the fall. The basal foliage often turns shades of purple and red in fall.

Landscape size: Up to about 24 inches tall.

Growing Conditions

• Light Requirement: Sun: Full, Part

• Native Habitat: Loose, sandy or rocky, well drained limestone soils.

• Soil Moisture: Med, Med-Dry, Dry

Food source or larval host for at least five types of skipper moths Birds eat seeds, Deer Resistant