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Blue Grama Grass (Blonde Ambition)
Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’
Blue Grama Grass (Blonde Ambition) is a moderate-growing ornamental grass, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 2–3 ft x 2–2.5 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect chartreuse and tan blooms in summer and fall. It attracts birds and pollinators, stands up well to drought and deer and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft x 2–2.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Foliage
- Blue-green
- Bloom color
- Chartreuse, Tan
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Birds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer
- Native to
- Western US and Great Plains
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
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