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Poaceae
Poa arctica
Poa arctica
Also known as Poa cenisia subsp. arctica
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Native Plants · Arctic · Alpine · Cold · Hardy · Bluegrass · Rock · Garden · Northern · Specialty
Pet-safeAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Arctic bluegrass is a cold-hardy specialist grass adapted to harsh northern climates. Provide partial shade and moderate moisture during the growing season. Best suited for alpine or rock gardens in cooler regions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing slight drying between waterings · Every 7-10 days during active growth
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Argentina South, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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