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Spreading Meadow Grass

Poa humilis

Poa humilis, spreading meadow grass, is a low perennial grass native to Europe that forms loose, spreading mats in meadows and grassy places. It is a hardy plant that tolerates cool, temperate conditions and needs little attention once established.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then mainly in dry spells.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil or a general garden loam.
Temperature
5–25 °C; hardy to around -15 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Poa humilis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Poaceae.

Its native range is Europe.

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 humilis 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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