Can someone ID this native grass?
ourhighlandhome
8 years ago
It seems to be in bloom everywhere right now, it's probably considered a "weed", but I find it very attractive. The "Native Plants" and "Ornamental Grass" forums have virtually no traffic, which is why I'm posting this here. Thanks in advance for any info!
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (8)
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
8 years agoRelated Discussions
Native grass ID help....
Comments (2)Scirpus cyperinus (Marsh Bulrush)...See MoreTree ID -- Can someone advise?
Comments (1)You might have better luck getting an ID on the "Name that Plant" forum here. Here is a link that might be useful: Name that Plant forum...See MoreCan someone ID this grass?
Comments (2)It looks like Mexican feather grass (Nasella tenuissima) but I've never seen an efflorescense (flower) like that!!!! Here is a link that might be useful: Mexican feather grass...See Moreidentify native grass? also, how to manage native grass
Comments (3)looks like a pasture grass to me... Perhaps Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass, english meadow grass, smooth meadow grass) You'll need a photo of the flower rather than the seeds if you want a good Id. Also, is it a runner grass? How often does it flower (once a year, any time in summer, straight after rain?). That fact that it has happily come up in mulch tells me that it is almost certainly a weed. I would recommend against propagating a grass you can't accurately identify - you might end up spreading something really hard to get rid off, like serrated tussock! (when I was young I carefully propagated some interesting grass I found on a friends farm - a year later I discovered it was mexican plume grass and spent 3 years getting rid of it....See More
browneyedsusan_gw
8 years agoourhighlandhome
8 years agorhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoourhighlandhome thanked rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7jeff_al
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agorhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
8 years agoelaineal
8 years ago
Related Stories
GARDENING GUIDESGreat Design Plant: Purple Needle Grass, California’s State Grass
The long-lived, drought-tolerant Stipa pulchra is as admired for its benefits as for its good looks
Full Story
GRASSES10 Ways to Use Ornamental Grasses in the Landscape
These low-maintenance plants can add beauty, texture and privacy to any size garden
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDESOh, Deer! 10 Native Flowers That Stand Up to the Herds
Keeping a garden amid hungry deer can be hard, but these plants should fare well
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDES15 Native Flowers That Feed Native Bees
These perennials offer superfood to hundreds of bees and are gorgeous in their own right
Full Story
GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES3 Ways Native Plants Make Gardening So Much Better
You probably know about the lower maintenance. But native plants' other benefits go far beyond a little less watering and weeding
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDESWe Bust 4 More Native Plant Myths
Have you been taken in by these fallacies about gardening with native plants?
Full Story
LANDSCAPE DESIGNNative Plants Help You Find Your Garden Style
Imagine the garden of your dreams designed with plants indigenous to your region
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDES10 Top Native Plants for the U.S. Southeast
For a low-maintenance and wildlife-friendly landscape, use Southern natives that withstand heat and humidity
Full Story
EARTH DAYHow to Design a Garden for Native Bees
Create a garden that not only looks beautiful but also nurtures native bees — and helps other wildlife in the process
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDESNative Wildflowers for the August Transition Into Fall
Keep the garden colorful with these stalwart perennials
Full Story
jeff_al