The plants in this sortable list are suited for the climate of Colorado’s front range. They are perennial, xeric and prefer well-drained soil and full sun.
| Ornamental grasses, full sun (at least 6 hours of sun per day) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Photo | Scientific name | Common name | Native | Height | Spread | |||||||||||||
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Achnatherum hymenoides | Indian rice grass, sandgrass | Yes | 18-24″ | 8-12″ | |||||||||||||
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Andropogon gerardii | big bluestem | Yes | 36-72″ | 24-26″ | |||||||||||||
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Bouteloua curtipendula | side oats grama | Yes | 12-30″ | 12-24″ | |||||||||||||
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Bouteloua gracilis | blue grama | Yes | 7-18″ | 7-18″ | |||||||||||||
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Eragrostis trichodes | sand love grass | Yes | 24-48″ | 24-36″ | |||||||||||||
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Festuca arizonica | Arizona fescue | Yes | 12-36″ | 12-36″ | |||||||||||||
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Festuca cinerea, Festuca glauca | blue fescue | No | 6-18″ | 6-18″ | |||||||||||||
| image | Festuca idahoensis | Idaho fescue | Yes | 12-32″ | 24-36″ | |||||||||||||
| image | Helictotrichon sempervirens | blue oat grass | No | 24-36″ | 24-30″ | |||||||||||||
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Koeleria macrantha | June grass | Yes | 12-24″ | 12-24″ | |||||||||||||
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Nassella tenuissima | silky thread grass | No | 6-18″ | 6-18″ | |||||||||||||
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Panicum virgatum | switchgrass | Yes | 36-48″ | 24-36″ | |||||||||||||
| image | Sorghastrum nutans | Indian grass | Yes | 36-62″ | 12-24″ | |||||||||||||
| image | Sporobolus heterolepis | prairie dropseed | Yes | 24-36″ | 24-36″ | |||||||||||||