Bouteloua Gracilis

Bear Grass

About Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass

Bouteloua Gracilis

Bear Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Grasses

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Desert, Foot Hills, High elevation, Upland, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

12-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm152.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm121.92 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

White, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Water once every two or three weeks

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Grasshoppers

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Anxiety, Depression, High blood cholestrol, High blood pressure, Pain, Stress

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Erosion control

Air purification, Erosion control, Food for animals, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cuts

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to feed livestock

Animal Feed

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUTELOUA gracilis

NOLINA microcarpa

7.2 Common Name

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

Sacahuista, Palmilla

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bouteloua gracilis

Bear Grass

7.2.2 In German

Bouteloua Gracilis

Bärn-Gras

7.2.3 In French

Bouteloua aristidoides

ours Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chondrosum gracile

Hierba de oso

7.2.5 In Greek

Bouteloua gracilis

αρκούδα Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bouteloua Gracilis

bear Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Bouteloua Gracilis

miś Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Bouteloua Gracilis

herbas ferunt

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Bouteloua

Nolina Michx

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass? We provide you with everything About Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass. Bouteloua Gracilis doesn't have thorns and Bear Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Bouteloua Gracilis does not have fragrant flowers. Bouteloua Gracilis has allergic reactions like Not Available and Bear Grass has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass

Season and care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bouteloua Gracilis season is Summer, Fall and Winter and Bear Grass season is Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bouteloua Gracilis is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Bear Grass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bouteloua Gracilis is Neutral, Alkaline and for Bear Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass Physical Information

Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Bear Grass height is 152.40 cm and width 121.92 cm. The color specification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass are as follows:

Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Bear Grass flower color: White and Green
Bear Grass leaf color: Yellow green

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bear Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bear Grass pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bear Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.