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Bulyaxia Blue Grama Grass Seed for Xeriscape Lawns & Pasture - 1 LB

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Bulyaxia Blue Grama Grass Seed for Xeriscape Lawns & Pasture - 1 LB

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Blue grama demonstrates good drought, fair salinity, and moderate alkalinity tolerances. In its dormant state, it will also tolerate burning. Blue grama will not tolerate dense shade, flooding, a high water table, or acid soils. This grass is a densely tufted, perennial, warm-season, short grass distributed throughout the Great Plains and Southwest. It is found on open plains and slopes. It is best adapted to medium and fine textured, relatively deep soils of rolling uplands. Blue grama is suitable for mixtures of grasses used in erosion control, low maintenance turf plantings, and surface mine revegetation. Establishment, as with all grasses, proper ground preparation is one of the most important considerations. The seedbed should be firm but not solid, cultivation to kill the roots of cool-season grasses is essential. Planting may be done by either drilling or broadcasting, with the seed being sown no more than 14 inch. Blue Grama may be confused with buffalograss, with which it grows, but blue grama lacks the creeping stolons of buffalograss. In short grass sod, it frequently is the primary dominant. Reproduction of blue grama is primarily by seed and short rhizomes. It spreads outward slowly from parent plants by tillering, frequently creating a sod appearance. Bad River ecotype does not differ significantly from the general taxonomic description of blue grama. Its leaf blades are 1 to 6 inches long, light to medium green, curled, with prominent veins (above and below) and rolled at emergence. Most of the curly leaves are at the base of the plant. The inflorescence is a panicle with 1 to 3 spicate primary branches. This is a very popular grass used in both lawns and pastures.