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Summary
Mian Bloom Time: Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.
Physical Characteristics
Poa pratensis is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) at a medium rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3. It is in flower from May to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Lawn; Meadow; Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Seed
Edible Uses:
One report suggests that it might be edible but gives no details[177]. It is quite probably referring to the seed (which is small and very fiddly too utilize) but might be referring to the base of the leaf stems, which is eaten in one other member of this genus.
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Landscape Uses:Erosion control, Ground cover. Succeeds in any well-drained moderately fertile soil in a sunny position[200]. A polymorphic species[17]. It can be grown in lawns[1]. Special Features:Attractive foliage, Not North American native, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - surface sow in the spring in a cold frame. Do not allow the compost to dry out. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in the spring. Very easy, larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation-Western Siberia (Western Siberia), Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia (Eastern Siberia), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Russian Federation-Far East (Far East) TROPICAL ASIA: India (north), Pakistan NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Northwest Territories, Yukon, Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia), United States (Alaska, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah) EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation (Kalmykija, Respublika, Astrakhan, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast), Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Madeira Islands), Algeria, Libya, Morocco
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Achnatherum hymenoides | Indian Millet, Indian ricegrass | Perennial | 0.6 |
7-10
| | LMH | N | M | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aegilops speltoides | Goatgrass | Annual | 0.6 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | DM | 1 | 0 | |
| Aegilops triuncialis | Barbed goatgrass, Barb goatgrass | Annual | 0.3 |
8-10
| | LMH | N | DM | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Agropyron elongatum | Tall Wheatgrass | Perennial | 1.8 |
5-9
| | LMH | N | DM | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Agrostis capillaris | Browntop Bent Grass | Perennial | 0.4 |
3-10
| F | LM | SN | WeM | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Agrostis perennans | Upland Bent, Upland bentgrass | Perennial | 0.9 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | DM | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Alopecurus aequalis | Shortawn Foxtail, Sonoma shortawn foxtail | Annual/Perennial | 0.3 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 1 | 1 | |
| Ammophila arenaria | Marram Grass, European beachgrass | Perennial | 1.2 |
4-8
| | LM | N | DM | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ammophila breviligulata | Beach Grass, American beachgrass | Perennial | 1.3 |
4-8
| | LM | N | DM | 0 | 0 | |
| Ampelodesmos mauritanicus | Mauritanian grass | Perennial | 3.0 |
7-10
| | LM | N | DM | 0 | 0 | |
| Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem | Perennial | 2.0 |
4-8
| | L | N | DM | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge Bluestem | Perennial | 1.2 |
5-9
| | L | N | DM | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Sweet Vernal Grass | Perennial | 0.5 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Arundinaria gigantea | Canebrake bamboo, Cane Reed, Giant cane | Bamboo | 9.0 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Arundinaria spp | Running Bamboo | Bamboo | 10.0 |
4-10
| F | LMH | FSN | M | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Arundinella hookeri | | Perennial | 6.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | M | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arundinella nepalensis | | Perennial | 2.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | M | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Arundo donax | Giant Reed, Giant Reed Grass | Perennial | 6.0 |
6-10
| F | LMH | N | MWe | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Astrebla pectinata | Barley Mitchell Grass | Perennial | 1.0 |
-
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Astrebla squarrosa | Bull Mitchell grass | Perennial | 1.5 |
4-12
| F | LMH | N | DM | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Avena abyssinica | Abyssinian Oat | Annual | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Avena barbata | Slender Oat | Annual | 0.0 |
4-8
| F | LM | N | DM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Avena brevis | | Annual | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Avena byzantina | Red Oat | Annual | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Avena fatua | Wild Oats | Annual | 1.5 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Avena ludoviciana | Oats | Annual | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Avena nuda | Naked Oat | Annual | 0.9 |
-
| | LMH | N | DM | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Avena nudibrevis | | Annual | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Avena orientalis | Hungarian Oat | Annual | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | N | DM | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Avena sativa | Oats, Common oat | Annual | 0.9 |
0-0
| | LMH | N | DM | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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