About
Poa alpina, the alpine meadow grass, is a compact, tufted, perennial grass from mountain habitats producing short, broad, soft, blue-green leaves and open panicles of spikelets in summer. An ornamental and rewarding native grass for a sunny rock garden or alpine meadow.
About the genus
Poa, the bluegrasses and meadow grasses, are annual or perennial grasses forming clumps or mats of linear, often keeled leaves and open flowering panicles of small spikelets in late spring and summer. A large genus including important lawn and pasture grasses.
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, prairie planting, containers.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Cut back late winter.
PruningCut old growth to base in late winter.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.