Danthonia spicata

Also called Curly Grass

Clump-forming cool season grass
Smooth leaves blades are medium green or bluish green
Older spikes brown and curl inward
Thin flowering culms develop and rise above the tufts in early summer
Use a ground cover or erosion control
Drought-tolerant: prefers dry soils

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Green

HEIGHT:
30-40 cm

SPREAD:
30-40 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Plugs are sold in full flats only.

Additional Notes about Poverty Oat Grass:

Native to Ontario. and most of North America

Danthonia shows promise as a turf replacement.

Larval host for some species of skipper butterflies. The seeds feed various small birds, and the foliage provides forage for early season hungry mammals.

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and continue when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.