One of the very few drought tolerant North american grasses suitable for lawns. Buffalograss is a soft, grey-green to blue-green, warm season grass, growing 3 to 12 inches tall if left unmowed. Leaf blades are slender and curly, and the seed heads are compact. It spreads by rhizomes. It is a long-lived, warm season, sod-forming grass. Many varieties are available; it is even available in sod. Plant it with blueoats grama for a lovely, low-water lawn.
Buffalograss needs full sun and well-draining soil. It requires only 2 inches of water per month to stay green. It is a warm-season grass, which means it will be dormant (and tawny colored) from mid fall until the warmer part of spring. Plant seed, plugs, or sod (see Guides). Requires only 3 to 4 mowings all season, or don't mow at all, and have a billowy, prairie-like lawn.