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Sandberg Bluegrass

Poa secunda

Sandberg bluegrass is a drought-tough, early-greening bunchgrass of the dry Intermountain West, an important early-season forage and a backbone of sagebrush-steppe restoration.

Family
Poaceae
Type
grass
Lifespan
perennial
Height
0.5–2 ft
Spacing
0.5–1 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
April, May, June
Bloom colors
green, brown
Wildlife value
songbirds, larval host, mammals
Landscape uses
border, container, naturalizing
Native states
AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY