Sideoats grama, Bouteloua curtipendula

Sideoats grama in 2009

Full Sun, Native, Warm-Season

Sideoats grama flowers add a unique look to landscapes with all the spikelets hanging off to one side of the stem. It’s a very adaptable native plant that can take a variety of soils and low water conditions. Sideoats grama has a clumping form and fairly compact growth. The foliage goes from green to bronze-purple in the fall

These grasses were very quick to establish in the trial. A few seedlings sprouted in the second year, so be aware that it can re-seed itself in an area.

Advertised Height Advertised Zone

36”

4
Year Height/Width
Year 1 24”/14”
Year 2 36”/18”
Date Pictures
September 2007 Sideoats grama in Sept. 2007
February 2008 Sideoats grama in Feb. 2008
September 2008 Sideoats grama in September
September 2009 Sideoats grama in September 2009
Close-up ~Sept 2009 Closeup of Sideoats grama in September