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© Crystal Strouse
western wheatgrass
Pascopyrum smithii
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Agropyron smithii
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.0 in. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 5.0 ft. to 10.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Spreads Underground
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Clay, Loam, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species is found throughout Colorado and is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.