Bouteloua curtipendula- Side-oats Grama Part Shade sunflower-like blooms

sunflower-like blooms

the shortest of our native silphiums

lobed leaves that quiver slightly on long

violet petals and six bright yellow anthers

light green leaves contrast beautifully with pinkish-red stems

Bouteloua curtipendula- Side-oats Grama Part Shade sunflower-like bloomsSide oats Grama is a hardy, clump forming grass with tiny but impactful purple and orange flowers that dangle uniquely from the underside of tall stalks in mid to late summer. The flowers mature into delicate oat like seed heads that attract songbirds late in the season. Its seed stalks sway gracefully in the wind, rising up above dense, blue green foliage that takes on a stunning orange color in the fall. Side oats grama is drought tolerant and