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Poaceae
New zealand bent grass
Agrostis capillaris
Also known as Agrostis tenuis var. hispida, Agrostis vulgaris var. parviflora, Vilfa sylvatica, Agrostis vulgaris var. vivipara
Native Plants · Grass · Cool-Season · Fine · Lawn · Turf · Shade · Temperate · Low-Maintenance · Naturalistic · Ground
New Zealand bent grass is a fine-textured cool-season grass that performs well in partial shade and cooler climates. Requires minimal care once established and tolerates foot traffic moderately well. Best suited for naturalistic plantings or low-maintenance lawn alternatives.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly when soil surface begins to dry, avoid overwatering · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8
- 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
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 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, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California
Sources: trefle, usda
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