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 |
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Wheat Grasses |
Agropyron spp. |
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Big Bluestem Grass |
Andropogon gerardii |
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Sand Bluestem |
Andropogon hallii |
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Sideoats Grama |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
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Blue Grama |
Bouteloua gracilis |
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Smooth Brome |
Bromus ineris |
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Buffalo Grass |
Buchloe dactyloides |
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Prairie Sandreed |
Calamovifa longifolia |
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Arizona Fescue |
Festuca arizonica |
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Blue Fescue |
Festuca glauca, ovina |
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Blue Avena Grass |
Helictotrichon sempervirens |
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Indian Rice Grass |
Oryzopsis hymenoides |
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Switchgrass |
Panicum virgatum |
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Reed Canary Grass |
Phalaris arundinacea |
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Plum Grass |
Saccharum ravannae |
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Little Bluestem Grass |
Schizachyrium |
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Indian Grass |
Sorghastrum nutans ‘Sioux Blue’ |
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Mexican Feather Grass |
Stipa tenuissuma |