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Poaceae
Meadow cat's-tail
Phleum pratense
Also known as Phleum villosum, Phleum pratense f. monstrosa, Phleum pratense subsp. trabutii, Phleum pratense subsp. vulgare
Native Plants · Grass · Meadow · Wildlife Habitat · Drought Tolerant · Erosion Control · Seed Heads · Forage · Naturalized
This hardy perennial grass forms dense clumps with distinctive cylindrical seed heads. It's extremely low maintenance and drought tolerant once established, making it ideal for meadow plantings or naturalized areas. Provides excellent wildlife habitat and erosion control.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply during dry periods, very drought tolerant once established · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8.4
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 16 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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