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Poaceae
Poa angustifolia
Poa angustifolia
Also known as Poa angustifolia var. strigosa, Poa pratensis var. cinerea, Poa pratensis f. praesignis, Poa pratensis subsp. angustifolia
Native Plants · Grass · Ground Cover · Cool Season · Perennial · Lawn · Meadow · Shade Tolerant · Turf
Narrow-leaved meadow grass is a hardy, low-maintenance cool-season grass that thrives in partially shaded areas with moderate moisture. Water regularly during dry spells but avoid waterlogging the roots. It works well as ground cover or in naturalistic lawn plantings and requires minimal intervention once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -35°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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