Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula
Sideoats grama is a beautiful, perennial, warm season grass that’s native throughout most of North America, including New England, though it’s an introduced species to Maine. It has gorgeous red, purple, and white flowers dangling delicately from one side of the stems. They look kind of like showy, tropical flowers in miniature! The seeds look very oat-like once they’ve dried on the stalk, hence the common name.
Sideoats grama blooms in August and September, but will provide a nice, clumping aesthetic throughout the growing season. It also serves as a larval host for several types of skipper butterflies.
Populations in New England have declined greatly in recent years, likely due to invasive species and dam building, among other factors.
Container size: 1-gal
Sun: Full sun - partial shade
Moisture: Medium to dry
Maximum height: 2 ft
Sideoats grama is a beautiful, perennial, warm season grass that’s native throughout most of North America, including New England, though it’s an introduced species to Maine. It has gorgeous red, purple, and white flowers dangling delicately from one side of the stems. They look kind of like showy, tropical flowers in miniature! The seeds look very oat-like once they’ve dried on the stalk, hence the common name.
Sideoats grama blooms in August and September, but will provide a nice, clumping aesthetic throughout the growing season. It also serves as a larval host for several types of skipper butterflies.
Populations in New England have declined greatly in recent years, likely due to invasive species and dam building, among other factors.
Container size: 1-gal
Sun: Full sun - partial shade
Moisture: Medium to dry
Maximum height: 2 ft
Sideoats grama is a beautiful, perennial, warm season grass that’s native throughout most of North America, including New England, though it’s an introduced species to Maine. It has gorgeous red, purple, and white flowers dangling delicately from one side of the stems. They look kind of like showy, tropical flowers in miniature! The seeds look very oat-like once they’ve dried on the stalk, hence the common name.
Sideoats grama blooms in August and September, but will provide a nice, clumping aesthetic throughout the growing season. It also serves as a larval host for several types of skipper butterflies.
Populations in New England have declined greatly in recent years, likely due to invasive species and dam building, among other factors.
Container size: 1-gal
Sun: Full sun - partial shade
Moisture: Medium to dry
Maximum height: 2 ft