Opening Friday, April 12, 2024: 9-5
Open for walk-ins Fridays and Saturdays 9 through the end of June,
and by appointment.
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Desert Jewels Nursery
Grasses
![Physocarpus-malvaceus.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc24a1_7840c2de38044a23babfea71c717bd26~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_256,h_249,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Physocarpus-malvaceus.jpg)
Blue Grama grass
Bouteloua gracilis
Narrow, fine textured, green grass; turns to tan color in the fall. Seedheads at a right angle to the stem, resembling tiny combs. Turns slightly purple in the fall. Can be used as an alternative lawn grass. Zones 4-8.
Region
Xeric
Flower Time
Size
Midwestern
Summer
Yes. Needs 1/2 inch water/month
8-24 inches high by 12 inches wide
![Physocarpus-malvaceus.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f1560e_08c89b282b224fecba3dda74c92b1583~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_256,h_249,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Physocarpus-malvaceus.jpg)
Prairie Junegrass
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie junegrass is a native, perennial, cool season tufted bunchgrass found on rangelands, plains and open forestlands. One of the first grasses to green-up in the early spring.
Perennial grass found in a wide variety of native plant
communities.
Region
Xeric
Flower Time
Size
L,R, W, S, M
late spring
yes
1/2 - 2 ft.