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Poaceae
Matgrass
Nardus stricta
Also known as Nardus stricta var. elongata, Natschia stricta, Mat grass, Nardus glabriculmis
Zones 4–10Sun Full SunWater LowCare Low
Native Plants · Mountain-Grass · Tufted · Acidic-Soil · Erosion-Control · Drought-Tolerant · Hardy · Ornamental-Grass · Naturalistic
Pet-safeBeginner-friendly
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Matgrass is an extremely hardy mountain grass that forms dense tufts in poor, acidic soils. It requires virtually no care and is highly drought tolerant once established. Best suited for naturalistic plantings and erosion control on difficult sites.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Minimal watering as it prefers well-drained, lean soils and is quite drought tolerant · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–4.5
- 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
- 8 in
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Chatham Is., Corse, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain
Sources: trefle, usda
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