Native Grasses

Grasses are an essential part of our ecosystem. They provide abundant forage material for wildlife, as well as stabilizing soil to prevent erosion. In a landscape setting, the use of grass helps create a more natural look. Native grasses add diversity to any yard or landscape.

We only carry grasses native to Arizona, because of the incredible amount of damage that has been caused to our ecosystem from the introduction of exotic grasses. In many wild settings in Arizona, almost half of the plants found are non-native grasses.

We currently are cultivating around 40 species of native grasses, and hope to add more local species to our inventory. Not all species will be available at any given time. Please inquire if there is anything in particular that you are looking for. The following is a list of grasses that we are currently growing:

Andropogon saccaroides (Silver Bluestem)
Andropogon scoparius (Little Bluestem)
Aristida purpurea (Purple threeawn)
Aristida ternipes (Spider grass)
Bothriochloa barbinodis (Cane beardgrass)
Bouteloua chondrosiodes (Sprucetop grama)
Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats grama)
Bouteloua gracilis (Blue grama)
Bouteloua hirsuta (Hairy grama)
Bouteloua rothrockii (Rothrock grama)
Calamagrostis canadensis (Reed Grass)
Deschampsia caespitosa (Tufted hairgrass)
Deschampsia elongata (Slender hairgrass)
Digitaria californica (Arizona cottontop)
Distichlis stricta (Salt grass)
Elymus elymoides (Slender squirreltail)
Erioneuron pulchellus (Fluff grass)
Festuca arizonica (Arizona fescue)
Heteropogon contortus (Tanglehead)
Hierochloe odorata (Sweetgrass)
Hilaria rigida (Big galleta)
Koeleria macranthra (June grass)
Lycurus phleoides (Wolftail)
Muhlenbergia dumosa (Bamboo Muhly)
Muhlenbergia emersleyi (Bull grass)
Muhlenbertgia longiligula (Long-Tongued Muhly)
Muhlenbergia porteri (Bush Muhly)
Muhlenbergia rigens (Deer grass)
Oryzopsis hymenoides (Indian ricegrass)