Silver Bluestem
- Also Known As: Silver Beardgrass
- Botanical Name: Bothriochloa laguroides
- Plant Type: Ornamental Grass
- Light Requirement: Full Sun
- Water Demand: Low|Medium
- Landscape Use: Deer Resistant, Focal Point/Specimen Plant
- Ornamental Color: Green, Silver
- Native or Adapted: Native
- Wildlife Value: Birds, Butterflies
- Season: Summer, Fall
- Deciduous or Evergreen: Deciduous
- Plant Form: Upright
- Region: North Central Texas
- Plant Spread: 1' - 4'
- Plant Height: 2' - 4'
Description
This bunchgrass becomes increasingly beautiful as its seed head ripens and catches the sunlight, glowing silver. It has a conspicuous basal cluster of leaves and stems. Warm-season perennial.