100 Seeds Fowl Bluegrass Poa palustris Ornamental Grass
Fowl Bluegrass (Poa palustris) is a cool-season perennial bunchgrass that forms loose, clumping tufts of fine-textured green foliage with airy, delicate seed heads in early summer.
Well suited to meadows, naturalized areas, and rain gardens, it provides an attractive soft texture in mixed plantings and can also be grown in containers. This grass performs best in consistently moist sites and establishes reliably from seed under cool conditions.
Species: Poa palustris
Variety: Fowl Bluegrass
Type: Perennial bunchgrass
Plant_Habit: Clumping, upright to slightly arching
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Moist to wet, well-drained loam
Days_to_Harvest: Not applicable
Zones: 3 to 8
Germination: 14 to 21 days at 60 to 65F
Sowing: Surface sow, lightly press into soil, do not bury deeply
Spacing: 12 to 18 inches apart
Notes: Cool-season growth; seed heads appear in early to midsummer