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Tickle Grass Agrostis hyemalis

Other Common Name(s):

Phonetic Spelling
Ah-GROH-stis hy-eh-MAY-liss
Description

Winter bentgrass is a native plant in the grass family (Poaceae) found throughout the eastern and central United States including North Carolina. It grows in poor dry to moist soils in disturbed areas as fields, madows, roadsides and along powerlines.

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Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#bee friendly#grass
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#bee friendly#grass
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Agrostis
    Species:
    hyemalis
    Family:
    Poaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    North America
    Distribution:
    AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV Canada: ON
    Wildlife Value:
    Provides nesting habitat for stem nesting bees
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Growth Rate:
    Rapid
    Maintenance:
    Low
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Soil Texture:
    Clay
    Sand
    Shallow Rocky
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
    Moist
    Occasionally Dry
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Type:
    Achene
  • Flowers:
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Panicle
    Flower Description:
    6-9 inch long panicle of spikelets.
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Type:
    Sheath
    Simple
    Leaf Arrangement:
    Alternate
    Leaf Shape:
    Linear
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Length:
    3-6 inches
    Leaf Width:
    < 1 inch
    Leaf Description:
    Narrow 2-4 inch long green leaves are alternate along the stem
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No