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Blonde Ambition Blue Grama – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blonde Ambition Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
Categories:
Grasses  ·  
Grasses
Light
Full sun
Water
Very low; deep, infrequent watering once established.
Size
1.5-2 ft tall × 2-3 ft wide
Habit
Clumping grass
Toxicity
Non-toxic
Description
An award-winning blue grama selection with showy, eyelash-like horizontal seed heads that age to golden blonde and persist through winter. Forms a tidy clump of blue-green foliage. Very drought tolerant; performs best in the cooler parts of Zone 9b.
Bloom Time
Summer
Deciduous / Evergreen
Deciduous
Special Features
Attracts Birds, Drought Tolerant
Growth Rate
Moderate
Growth Habit
Clumping grass
Mature Size
1.5-2 ft tall × 2-3 ft wide
Flower Color
Golden blonde
Foliage Color
Blue-green
Landscape Use
Border / Bed, Desert / Xeriscape, Groundcover, Native Garden, Specimen / Accent
Garden Style
Arizona Native, Desert / Xeriscape
Soil
Sandy / Rocky, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Agave, Blackfoot daisy, Desert marigold, Penstemon, Salvia
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun

Water: Very low; deep, infrequent watering once established.

Soil: Well-draining, sandy or rocky soil; tolerates poor soils.

Mature size: 1.5-2 ft tall, 2-3 ft wide

Bloom: Summer

Evergreen / deciduous: Deciduous

Growth rate: Moderate