Native Plants

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis
Location

Native to

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Type
Grasses
Attributes
Fruit, Nuts, Seeds

Blue Grama is a warm-season, perennial bunchgrass that grows up to 3 by 3 feet. Growing in full sun and dry, well-drained, gravelly soils, this ornamental grass produces attractive, blue-green seed heads that hang horizontally. Blue Grama is very drought tolerant, surviving conditions with only few inches of annual rain. It attracts butterflies and seed-eating birds, and turns a tan color when dormant.

May Attract

Blue Grama is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Finches
Family
Nuthatches
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Woodpeckers

Audubon Centers, State Offices & Chapters

These Audubon locations near you offer native plant services

In some parts of the country you may not have a "local" Audubon that is able to provide help with native plants for birds, but we will still show you the closest Audubon that can help.

Local Nurseries

Find local nurseries and garden centers near you. It's a good idea to call ahead to verify native plant availability and learn what services they offer.

Beauty Beyond Belief

6595 Odell Place, Boulder, CO 80301

(303) 530-1222

Applewood Seed Company

5380 Vivian Street, Arvada, CO 80002

(303) 431-7333

Little Valley Wholesale Nursery

13022 East 136th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601

(303) 659-6708

Arkansas Valley Seed

4300 Monaco Street, Denver, CO 80216

(303) 320-7500

Seeds Trust

5870 South Long Lane, Littleton, CO 80121

(720) 335-3436

Fossil Creek Nursery

7029 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525

(970) 226-4924

Pawnee Buttes Seed

PO Box 100 605 25th Street, Greeley, CO 80632

(800) 782-5947

Bath Garden Center & Nursery

2000 East Prospect Road, Ft. Collins, CO 80525

(800) 748-0882

Buffalo Brand Seed (Rockies Branch of Sharp Bros Seed Co.)

101 East 4th Street Road, Greeley, CO 80631

(800) 421-4234

Fort Collins Nursery

2121 East Mulberry, Fort Collins, CO 80524

(970) 482-1984

Laporte Avenue Nursery

1950 Laport Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521

(970) 482-6285

JAX Fort Collins Ranch & Home

1000 North Highway 287, Fort Collins, CO 80524

(970) 484-2221

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Local resources
Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Boulder County Audubon Society.
P.O. Box 2081, Boulder, CO 80306
| crossbill@boulderaudubon.org
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Waxwings
Sparrows
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Vireos
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EVERGREEN / SHRUBS

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Finches
Sparrows
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+3

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ANNUALS/PER.

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Mockingbirds & Thrashers
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+10

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ANNUALS/PER.

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Wood Warblers
Waxwings
Orioles
+4

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Wood Warblers
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Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Nuthatches
+9

May attract

Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Orioles
Nuthatches
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SHRUBS / TREES

Cascade Mountain-Ash

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Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Vireos
+10

May attract

Waxwings
Wood Warblers
Vireos
Wrens
Nuthatches

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
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SHRUBS / TREES

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Vireos
Sparrows
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
+10

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