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rough bentgrass
Agrostis scabra
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 10.0 in. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 10.0 in.; to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Riparian, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- No City Data
- Other Considerations
- Lifespan, Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Acidic/Low pH, Bare Mineral, Nutrient Poor, Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Doesn't compete well with more aggressive plants. This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.