Agrostis capillaris (Brown top)

Cultivation

This grass is slow to establish, but with regular mowing forms a neat, dense turf. Grows in most soils, but prefers well-drained acid soils.

Suggested uses

Ground Cover, Lawn

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Sunset zone

1, 2, 3, 1B, 1A, 2B, 2A, 3B, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Native to

Asia, Europe

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic