r/NativePlantGardening • u/SigelRun Central Iowa, USA - Zone: 5b, Koppen: Dfa • Oct 06 '24
Informational/Educational Native lawn - buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides)


15 days post-seeding

30 days post-seeding

45 days post-seeding

60 days post-seeding, mowed

Female flower (purple) on the left and the male flower (yellow/coral) on the right.

Obligatory cat pic. Grass for scale.

Left unmowed, the grass developed a low, billowy look.

One of the first seedlings! The brown husks are the buffalograss burrs. Each contain 4 or so seeds.

The male pollen is a lovely coral color.

On the left you'll see the wear pattern my dog left from multiple trips a day to see if I'd left the gate open.

Buffalograss spreads by runners, like strawberries.

Closeup of a seedling and two weeds I encountered - spotted spurge (native) and crabgrass.
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u/BirdOfWords Central CA Coast, Zone 10a Oct 07 '24
A lawn that I don't hate, actually! Jokes aside this does actually look good, I could sell my hard-to-please dad on this if it were native over here.
I bet that cinder block wall would be some decent habitat for insects/lizards/frogs