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© Ernie Marx
buffalograss
Buchloë dactyloides
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Bouteloua dactyloides
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. (or less) to 1.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 5.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like, Turf Grass
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Spreads Above Ground
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
2 - Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Can be used as a sod but, doesn't withstand a lot of foot traffic.