The City of Arvada Plant List - Low Water Demand Grasses will help you to select drought-tolerant species for your landscaping projects.
Common Name | Botanic Name |
Wheat Grasses |
Agropyron spp. |
Big Bluestem Grass |
Andropogon gerardii |
Sand Bluestem |
Andropogon hallii |
Sideoats Grama |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
Blue Grama |
Bouteloua gracilis |
Smooth Brome |
Bromus ineris |
Buffalo Grass |
Buchloe dactyloides |
Prairie Sandreed |
Calamovifa longifolia |
Arizona Fescue |
Festuca arizonica |
Blue Fescue |
Festuca glauca, ovina |
Blue Avena Grass |
Helictotrichon sempervirens |
Indian Rice Grass |
Oryzopsis hymenoides |
Switchgrass |
Panicum virgatum |
Reed Canary Grass |
Phalaris arundinacea |
Plum Grass |
Saccharum ravannae |
Little Bluestem Grass |
Schizachyrium |
Indian Grass |
Sorghastrum nutans ‘Sioux Blue’ |
Mexican Feather Grass |
Stipa tenuissuma |