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Poaceae
Annual ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Also known as Westerwolds ryegrass, Common ryegrass, Italian ryegrass, Lolium temulentum var. ramosum
Native Plants · Grass · Lawn · Cover Crop · Erosion Control · Cool-Season · Ground Cover · Seed · Forage · Fast-Growing · Ryegrass
Annual ryegrass is a fast-growing, easy-care grass ideal for lawns, cover crops, and erosion control. Sow seeds in a sunny to partly shaded spot and water regularly to establish a dense, lush stand. Once established, it requires minimal attention and will thrive with occasional mowing and light fertilization.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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