Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) brings texture, rhythm, and movement to any native or waterwise landscape with its graceful, arching stems adorned by distinctive oat-like seed spikes that dangle in neat rows. This warm-season bunchgrass shifts in color from soft green in spring to golden-bronze hues in fall, sometimes featuring hints of orange or red, offering multi-season interest with minimal maintenance. Its tidy clumps and upright form make it a perfect addition to garden beds and borders, meadow or prairie plantings, or as a complementary backdrop to wildflowers and low-growing perennials. Sideoats Grama can also be an attractive addition to cut flower arrangements.
Photo Credit: Agnieszka Kwiecień
Sideoats Grama
Irrigation Requirement: Very Low (Water to Establish) to Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Mature Size: 1 - 3' tall and 1-2' wide
Spacing: 2-3' apart
Season: Warm-season grass
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Deer Resistant: Somewhat
Soils: Adapted to sandy, loamy, or clay soils that are well-drained.
Sideoats Grama provides seeds for birds and other animals, forage for wildlife, and cover and habitat for birds and small mammals.