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Poaceae
Barnyard grass
Dactylis glomerata
Also known as Cockspur grass, Japanese millet, Watergrass, Phalaris glomerata
Zones 4–10Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Grass · Perennial · Hardy · Forage · Cool-Season · Groundcover · Low-Maintenance · Pasture
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Orchard grass is an extremely hardy cool-season perennial that tolerates a wide range of conditions. Requires minimal care once established and provides excellent ground cover or forage. Cut back in late fall for best spring growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply when top inch of soil is dry · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.2–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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