Woodland Bluegrass
Poa sylvestris
A delicate, early-growing cool-season grass that forms soft, bright green tufts in rich deciduous woodlands. Sends up airy, widely-branching seed heads in late spring. Offers excellent ground texture and forage for woodland wildlife while resisting deer.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV