Kentucky Bluegrass
Poa pratensis
This dark green perennial creeps by rhizomes and forms a dense sod. There are many improved varieties with various characteristics. Widely distributed throughout the United States except for arid regions and the deep south.
- Stolons: None
- Rhizomes: Present
- Leaves: Folded in the bud
- Ligule: Membranous, very short, collar-like, 0.2-1mm long
- Collar: Slightly divided by midrib, medium broad, may have fine hairs on the edge
- Auricles: Absent
- Sheaths: Flattened, not hairy, closed but splits with maturity
- Blades: Usually V-shaped, sharply creased below, boat-shaped tip, two distinct, clear lines one on each side of the midrib, 2-4mm wide
- Seedhead: open, pyramidial panicle
Recommendations
- Mowing Height: 2 to 3 inches
- Establishment: Seed, Sod
- Fertilization: 1 to 3 lbs/1000ft2/year
- Adaptation: Piedmont & mountains
