About
Poa palustris, swamp meadow grass, is a tall, clump-forming perennial grass from wetland habitats producing broad, flat, mid-green leaves and large, open panicles of spikelets in summer. A rewarding and ornamental grass for a moist, sunny border or bog garden.
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.