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Poaceae
Agrostis clavata
Agrostis clavata
Also known as Agrostis formosana, Agrostis matsumurae, Agrostis bottnica, Agrostis teberdensis
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Native Plants · Alpine · Cool-Season · Grass · Specialty · Moisture · Shade · Collectors · Rare · Ornamental
Pet-safeAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Agrostis clavata is a specialized cool-season grass requiring consistent moisture and partial shade. Best suited for collectors or specialty alpine gardens. Requires well-draining soil and protection from hot afternoon sun.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water when soil surface begins to dry · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East European Russia, Finland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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