= Water twice per month or less, once established.
= Water about once per week, once established.
= Water about twice per week, once established.
= Water three days per week, or more.
Use the plant water needs as a guideline. Actual plant water needs will vary for several reasons, including weather conditions, soil type, sun exposure, root depth, wind and elevation. Adjust your watering schedule as needed to meet the plants' needs at your site. Water recent transplants more often than established plants.
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Bouteloua curtipendula
very low
negligible
mid-summer to autumn
18 to 24 in.
18 to 24 in.
Yes
North America
sun
USDA zones 4-9
hardy to 7,500 ft.
Sideoats grama is a slow-spreading, warm season native grass which flowers in late summer. Its most noticeable characteristic is its attractive seedheads. The seeds are only produced on one side of the central stalk, which is why it is called sideoats grama. When mature, the seeds drop, leaving a long zigzag stalk over the winter.
Sideoats grama is a bunchgrass with straight, stiff, blue-green leaves. The leaves turn reddish orange in the fall and keeps a golden tan color through winter.
Sideoats grama is growing in several locations at the Xeriscape Garden. This bunch grass is a nice choice for wildflower gardens, naturalistic areas, or native grass mixes. It is not usually used as an ornamental grass in traditional landscapes, nor as a turfgrass or ground cover.
Cut down previous year's leaves and stems in spring before new growth appears.
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