KBG Poa pratensis
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- POH-ah pray-TEN-sis
- Description
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Kentucky Bluegrass is a perennial cool-season grass that one of the most popular turfgrasses. It needs full sun in the spring and fall but will require afternoon shade in hot southern summers. In the Piedmont, it is often combined with Tall Fescue in turfgrass mixtures. It prefers fertile, well drained soils and is quick to recover from stress.
For more information, please refer to the NC State Extension TurfFiles entry for Kentucky Bluegrass.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Poa
- Species:
- pratensis
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 4 in. - 0 ft. 4 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Turfgrass
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- High
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Caryopsis
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Foot Traffic
- Problems:
- Weedy
