Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ PP#22,048 (Blue Grama Grass) is an exceptionally large growing selection of our native Blue Grama Grass and has 2 1/2 to 3 ft. tall stems of flowers that mature to long-lasting blonde seed heads. These flag-like flowers rise up out of the blue-green foliage in mid-summer and are held on stiff, weather resistant stems. ‘Blonde Ambition’ Blue Grama Grass provides exceptional winter interest as the stems of seed heads pop up even after a heavy snow and remain standing through winter, giving the grass 6 to 8 months of garden color and texture.

Seldom does a new grass selection offer the gardener something so completely different and exciting. Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ is an exceptionally large growing selection of our native Blue Grama Grass. Its profusion of big, showy chartreuse flowers, held horizontally above the leaves is unlike any other ornamental grass in cultivation.

This beauty is extremely cold hardy, grows in a wide range of soil types and is a perfect choice for low maintenance home or commercial landscapes. ‘Blonde Ambition’ Grass is native to 26 states and performs well across the country, particularly in hardiness zones 4-9. Cut back old stems to 2-3” above ground-level in mid-spring. Divide every third year. Discovered and introduced by David Salman of High Country Gardens. Propagated by division.

Plant Select® Winner 2011; 2011 High Country Gardens Plant of the Year. Named by the Plant Select® gardeners’ survey as the best perennial of 2013.

• Learn more about David Salman’s great discovery: ‘Blonde Ambition’ Blue Grama Grass: 2011 Plant Of The Year
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