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Sideoats grama, Bouteloua curtipendula

Big Bluestem

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 HeightAdvertised Zone

36”

4

YearHeight/Width
Year 124”/14”
Year 236”/18”
DatePictures
September 2007Big Bluestem
February 2008Big Bluestem
September 2008Big Bluestem
September 2009Andropogon gerardi
Close-up ~Sept 2009Andropogon gerardi