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Poaceae
Perennial ryegrass
Lolium perenne
Also known as Lolium perenne var. auriculatum, Lolium perenne f. compositum, Turf ryegrass, Lolium perenne var. longiglume
Native Plants · Grass · Lawn · Pasture · Cool-Season · Hardy · Low-Maintenance · Erosion-Control · Turf
Perennial ryegrass is an extremely hardy, low-maintenance grass that establishes quickly in cool-season climates. Water regularly during the first few weeks, then it becomes quite drought tolerant once established. Perfect for lawns, pastures, and erosion control with minimal care requirements.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to encourage deep root growth, allow surface to dry between waterings · Every 3-4 days during establishment, then rainfall dependent
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.2–7.5
- 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
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Amur, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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