Grass · Deer-resistant
Buffalograss
Bouteloua dactyloides
Also called: Buffalo Grass
North America's true native turf grass — a fine, soft, blue-green sod that forms a low lawn on a fraction of the water Bermuda or St. Augustine demand.
Growing & care
The native lawn: mow high and rarely, or leave unmowed for a soft meadow look. Needs full sun and good drainage; goes dormant tan in drought and winter, then greens back up. Establish from plugs or seed.
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In bloom: May–Jul · Colors: green
Where to buy
Look for buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides) at: native Texas nurseries, Native American Seed, sod farms.
Buying nursery-propagated natives — never collected from the wild — keeps
wild populations intact. Ask any seller where their stock comes from.
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