Rough Bentgrass
Agrostis scabra
Rough bentgrass (ticklegrass) is a delicate, widespread cool-season grass whose diffuse, hair-fine seed heads catch the light and break off to tumble in the wind.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY