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Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Bouteloua gracilis
Small ornamental bunch grass with delicate gray-green to blue-green foliage. Decorative cream to purple-red flowerheads stand above the foliage, turning into golden-tan seedheads. Foliage turns tan in the winter. Seeds attract birds. May reseed in the landscape. Cut down to 2-3 inches from the ground in late winter to allow fresh growth. Good choice for borders, rock gardens, or meadows.
- Plant type: Ornamental Grass, Native
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Full
- Height range: 1–2 Inches
- Width range: 1–3 Inches
- Canopy value: 3 ft²
- Growth rate: Fast
- Seasonal habit: Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen
- Flower color: Red, Purple
- Flower season: Summer, Autumn
- Fruit color: Yellow, Brown
- Fruit season: Autumn, Winter
- General foliage color: Blue, Grey, Green
- Fall foliage color: Yellow, Brown
- Hardiness cold tolerance: -40 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained
- Native location: North America
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral, Not Particular
- Sunset zones: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
- USDA hardiness zone: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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