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..... • • •• <br />. .. • • • • <br />. • <br />154 <br />BLUE GRAMA ( <br />Bouteloua gracilis <br />Water Requirements <br />Recovery from drought <br />Sun/shade requirements <br />Color <br />Texture <br />Varieties <br />Growing season <br />Traffic tolerance <br />Mowing <br />Establishment <br />Miscellaneous <br />ADI.)170NAL RESOURCES <br />Warm Season Grass) <br />Same as Buffalograss. <br />Same as Buffalograss. <br />Sun only. <br />Distinctly bluegreen. <br />Very soft when actively growing. <br />Native, and several named varieties. <br />Same as Buffalograss. - <br />Same as Buffalograss. <br />Same as Buffalograss. <br />Seed Rate: 2 to 3 lbs./1000 square feet. Same as Buffalograss. <br />Season: Same as Buffalograss. <br />Hydromulch: Same as Buffalograss. <br />Watering: Same as Buffalograss. <br />Weed control: Same as Buffalograss. <br />Time to maturity: Same as Buffalograss. <br />Sod Only available mixed with Buffalograss. <br />Plugs Blue Grama is a bunch grass and won't spread from plugs. <br />As with Buffalograss, the main complaint is with the late start of growth <br />in the spring. Spring bulbs have been successfully grown in both Buffalo grass and Blue Grama. These include Iris reticulata, Crocus spp . , Narcissus asturiensis, Tulipa humilis, T. kolpakowskiana, T. linifolia, T. tarda, and <br />T. urumiensis. See "Splendor in the Grass," Sandy Snyder, Fine Garden <br />ing. May/ June 1990. Both Blue Grama and Buffalograss do not want <br />highly enriched soil. Too much nitrogen can be a problem. <br />• <br />