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Poaceae
Phleum bertolonii
Phleum bertolonii
Also known as Phleum pratense var. serotinum, Phleum pratense var. bertolonii, Phleum hubbardii, Phleum pratense var. abbreviatum
Native Plants · Grass · Turf · Perennial Grass · Meadow · Forage · Cool Season · European · Groundcover · Low Maintenance · Pasture
Bertoloni's timothy is a fine-leaved perennial grass native to European meadows and pastures, valued for turf and forage use. It performs best in cool, temperate climates with moderate moisture and partial to full sun exposure. It requires minimal care once established, making it suitable for naturalistic plantings or low-maintenance lawns.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-14 days depending on rainfall
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- 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, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain
Sources: trefle, usda
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