Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
China
Types
Grasses
Rhododendron
Number of Varieties
120
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-95-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Purple, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cuts
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used to feed livestock
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Alpine, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
RHODODENDRON impeditum
Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Dwarf Rhododendron, Dwarf Purple Rhododendron
In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
Dwarf Rhododendron
In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
Dwarf Rhododendron
In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
Dwarf Rhododendron
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ericales
Family
Poaceae
Ericaceae
Genus
Bouteloua
Rhododendron
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cynodonteae
Rhodoreae
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Ericoideae
Number of Species
10040
1
27800
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