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Products > Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' PP22,049   Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' PP22,049 - Blonde Ambition Blue Grama    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Grass Family: Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses) Origin: Southwest (U.S.) (North America) Flower Color: Chartreuse Bloomtime: Summer Height: 1-2 feet Width: 1-2 feet Exposure: Full Sun Drought Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' PP22,049 (Blonde Ambition Blue Grama) A long-lived warm season tufted perennial grass with fine-textured gray-green leaves to 12 to 18 inches tall with dainty flowers that are held like small horizontal flags on stems that rise above the foliage to 2 1/2 feet tall in early summer and hold seed heads through fall. This selection is more robust with larger flowers than typical Blue Grama and these flowers are a chartreuse color that age to blond instead of the typical dark purplish flowers of the species. Plant in full sun in most any soil so long as it is well-drained. Water occasionally to very little - plants fill in faster and look best when irrigated but this is a drought tolerant grass and is very cold tolerant. Blue Grama, also called Mosquito Grass, is native to much of North America from Manitoba Canada south and west across the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Midwest states to Mexico. This selection discovered and introduced by David Salman of High Country Gardens originated as a sport off of Bouteloua gracilis `Hatchita` that was found in a residential yard in July 2007 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. National Home Gardening Club Magazine named this plant one of its 2011 Plant Select® winners. Images and plants courtesy of High Country Gardens. This plant received US Plant Patent 22,048 in July 2011.  This description of this plant is based on our research and our observations of it growing at the nursery, in our own garden and in other gardens. We always appreciate receiving feedback of any kind from those who have any additional information about this plant, particularly if they disagree with what we have written or have additional cultural tips that would aid others growing Bouteloua 'Blonde Ambition' PP22,049 .     [MORE INFO]