{"product_id":"bouteloua-dactyloides-buffalograss","title":"Bouteloua dactyloides (Buffalograss)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBuffalograss is a soft, sod-forming perennial grass. Its fine-textured leaf blades range from gray-green to blue-green, giving lawns and open landscapes a distinctive low, billowing texture when left unmowed. As a warm-season grass, it spreads by both rhizomes and stolons (surface runners), forming a dense, self-repairing turf over time.  It does well when combined with other short native grasses such as Blue Grama or Curly Mesquite\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBuffalograss seeds and foliage provide food and nesting material for birds. It serves as the larval host plant for the Green Skipper butterfly (\u003cem\u003eHesperia viridis\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBuffalograss is is a drought-tolerant, low maintenance, native turf alternative to non-native Bermuda grass. It can be mowed but looks very attractive when not mowed. It thrives in well-drained clay loam, caliche, or limestone soils but does not perform well in sandy soil. It needs only modest rainfall to stay green and will go dormant (turning tan or straw-colored) during drought or winter cold, greening back up readily once moisture returns. It requires little to no fertilizer and tolerates both heat and cold extremes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuffalograss can be used as native turf grass, in a prairie or meadow landscape, matrix garden, or as ground cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBulk discount - buys 50+ plants and receive 15% discount. Discount applied automatically at checkout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; color: #e86037;\"\u003eAT A GLANCE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTexas native\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSun exposure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull sun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloom time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlooms opportunistically throughout growing season.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMature height\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.25-1 ft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAttracts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBirds, butterflies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca title=\"Plant where an insect lays its eggs and caterpillars use as food source.\" href=\"#tooltip\"\u003eHost plant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreen Skipper butterfly (\u003cem\u003eHesperia viridis)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; color: #e86037;\"\u003eDISTRIBUTION MAPS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bouteloua dactyloides (Buffalograss)\" href=\"https:\/\/plants.sc.egov.usda.gov\/plant-profile\/boda2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d904c;\"\u003eUSDA MAP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bouteloua dactyloides (Buffalograss)\" href=\"https:\/\/bonap.net\/MapGallery\/County\/Bouteloua%20dactyloides.png\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d904c;\"\u003eBONAP MAP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/sgreen_480x480.jpg?v=1629503449\"\u003e Present in state\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/cgreen_480x480.jpg?v=1629503402\" alt=\"\"\u003e Present in county and native\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/adventive_480x480.jpg?v=1629503388\" alt=\"\"\u003e Native to North America, but adventive \u0026amp; escaped in state         \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/sbrown_480x480.jpg?v=1629503440\" alt=\"\"\u003e Not present in state\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/cyellow_480x480.jpg?v=1629503430\" alt=\"\"\u003e Present and rare, native in county\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/corange_480x480.jpg?v=1629503409\" alt=\"\"\u003e Previously present, now extinct\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/cquestionable_480x480.jpg?v=1629503418\" alt=\"\"\u003e Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color)         \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eco Blossom Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Landscape plug","offer_id":49079218241771,"sku":"BDTBFGLP","price":5.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7397\/files\/Buffalograss_0756475a-22cf-41d3-8e4d-8c7e5f71e836.jpg?v=1784586206","url":"https:\/\/ecoblossom.com\/products\/bouteloua-dactyloides-buffalograss","provider":"Eco Blossom Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}