Poaceae
Hungarian brome
Bromus inermis
Also known as Austrian brome, Hungarian bromegrass, Smooth brome, Zerna inermis var. malzevii
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Pasture Grass · Erosion Control · Perennial Grass · Meadow · Forage · Poaceae · Cool Season · Ground Cover · Low Maintenance
Hungarian brome is a tough, fast-spreading perennial grass well suited to open meadows, pastures, and erosion-prone slopes. It tolerates a wide range of soils and establishes quickly with minimal care once sown. Mow or cut back once or twice a year to prevent it from becoming overly dominant in mixed plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; established plants are fairly self-sufficient and rarely need supplemental irrigation except during drought · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -35°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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