Scientific Name Helictotrichon sempervirens Common Name Blue oats grass

Ground Covers Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
	Habit: Evergreen
	Growth Rate: Slow
	Size: 2 feet; spread of 3 feet
	Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; well-drained soil
	Form: Clump
	Texture: --
	Foliage: 1 foot long, narrow leaves on arching stems taper to fine point, roll inward; few hairs
	Flower/Fruit: 6 inch, one-sided drooping clusters of pale blue flowers on 4 foot arching stem; seed pods ripen to medium brown
	Comments: Good drought tolerance
	Cultivars: --

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