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Bothriochloa laguroides
Also called Silver Bluestem
Silver beardgrass is a perennial, clump-forming grass native to Mexico and tropical South America, valued for its silvery seed heads and tolerance of dry conditions. It grows best in full sun with well-drained soil.
Bothriochloa laguroides, the silver beard grass, is a species of grass in the genus Bothriochloa of the family Poaceae. The species is native to Mexico and South America.
Cane bluestem · Caucasian bluestem · Bothriochloa campii · Bothriochloa compressa · Yellow bluestem · Pitted Beard Grass · Pitted beardgrass · Silver bluestem · Beardgrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bothriochloa laguroides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
