Chino Grama

Bouteloua ramosa

Chino grama is a tufted grama of rocky desert slopes with the genus's distinctive flag-like seed spikes. A tough, drought-proof bunchgrass for hot, lean, limestone soils.

Family: Poaceae
Type: grass
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 1–2 ft
Spacing: 1–1.5 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral, alkaline
Bloom: July, August, September
Bloom colors: brown, purple
Wildlife value: songbirds, larval host, mammals
Landscape uses: border, container, naturalizing
Native states: TX