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Howell's bluegrass

Poa howellii

Howell's bluegrass
Photo: Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase)., Public domain

Howell's bluegrass is a small annual bunchgrass native to western North America, forming narrow tufts up to about 80 cm tall in rocky woodland, chaparral and disturbed ground. It is a wild grass with little garden use and is grown mainly for habitat or restoration.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Needs little supplemental water once established; as an annual it relies on seasonal rain.
Soil
Well-drained, rocky or gravelly soil.
Temperature
Tolerates cool to warm temperate conditions; frost hardy.
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. Canada to California
Climate
temperate

About

Poa howellii is a species of grass known by the common name Howell's bluegrass.

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to throughout California. It grows in rocky areas in woodlands and chaparral, as well as disturbed areas.

Other Poa plants

Catalina grass · Catalina grass · Short bluegrass · Limestone Cushion Poa · Poa acinaciphylla · Grass Lane Cove River · Alpigene Bluegrass · Alpine bluegrass · Grove bluegrass · Hartz's Bluegrass · Narrow-leaved meadow-grass · Annual Meadow Grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Poa howellii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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