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