Bouteloua curtipendula / Side-oats Grama (Grass Family)

Blooms: Green & purple/red, 4-6 weeks, Aug-Sept. weeks, June-Aug
Leaves: Narrow, blue-green leaves up to 8”
Height: 2-3’
Space: 18-24"
Soil: Average-dry, tolerates poor soil
Exposure: Full sun- Part sun
Fauna: Host to several skippers, food for grasshoppers and other herbaceous insects, seeds for birds
Seeds:  Green and then purple-red seeds all hang to one side of the flowering stalk, remains attractive through early winter
Deer Resistance: High
Zone: 3-9
Native Status: NC native, rare in the Mountains
Provenance: Unknown, seed grown