About
Agrostis stolonifera is a rapidly expanding grass that propagates through stolons—horizontal stems that take root as they spread—creating mats that can reach up to 1 meter in diameter. Its leaves are soft, broad, and a medium shade of green. The minute green flowers, sometimes tinged with red, are borne on slender, airy inflorescences that can grow up to 40 centimeters in height.
About the genus
Agrostis includes both annual and perennial grasses characterized by slender or bristle-like foliage and branched panicles that bear small flowers.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained, Poorly-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Grass Like
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow in most garden situations, including heavy or wet soils and partial shade. Does not make a good sward even if mown, and is more likely to be a weed than a lawn grass, though some cultivars are used on golf greens and sports fields
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate from seed or by separating rooted shoots
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free