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Poaceae
Redtop
Agrostis gigantea
Also known as Common bentgrass, Rhode Island bent, Redtop bentgrass, Agrostis signata var. gigantea
Native Plants · Redtop · Bentgrass · Lawn Grass · Pasture Grass · Cool Season Grass · Erosion Control · Perennial Grass · Turf · Spreading · Meadow
Redtop is a vigorous, fast-growing cool-season perennial grass well suited to lawns, pastures, and erosion-control plantings. It adapts to a wide range of soil types including poorly drained and slightly acidic soils, requiring little fertilization to perform well. Monitor its spread as it can become weedy in garden borders and naturalized areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water evenly to keep soil moderately moist; reduce frequency during cool dormant periods · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 2a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 12 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, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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