Side-Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)

Sold in 4.5″ (1 qt) pots Light: Full sun Soil Moisture: Dry to medium Bloom Time: June to November Height x spread: 1-3 ft x 1-2 ft Flower: Insignificant Tolerate: Drought, erosion, dry soil Attracts: Birds, Skippers Other: Good food source and cover for birds, has attractive foliage Resistance: Deer 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 and fade to a tan color in the fall. The basal foliage often turns shades of purple and red in fall. It is highly resistant to browsing by deer. As well as providing year-round cover for wildlife, side-oats grama is a larval host plant to the green skipper butterfly and the dotted skipper butterfly making it a great choice for a pollinator garden. It is good for wildflower meadows, prairie restorations, and garden accents.