| Common Name | Side-Oats Grama |
| Scientific Name | Bouteloua curtipendula |
| Height | 2-3' |
| Sun/Shade | Full to partial sun |
| Soil | Good for dry soils, grows in loamy soils. |
| Color | Bluish green that cures to reddish brown. Attractive flowers - purple and orange. |
| Notes | Loses to taller grasses - best planted with Little Bluestem and wildflowers. Feeds birds. No serious pests |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Possibility Place | J&J Aquatic Nursery | Earthly Goods | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
1 lb - $27.00
10 lbs - $230.00 |
Information on Bouteloua curtipendula:
- USDA's PLANTS database. Plant Fact Sheet: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=BOUCURvCUR
- Deam, Charles C. Grasses of Indiana. Indianapolis: WM. B. Burford
Printing Co, 1929
- Earthly Goods 2001 Catalog
- Prairie Nursery 2001 Catalog and Growing Guide.