Kentucky bluegrass
Poa pratensis
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall6 inches wide
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) is a grass for ground cover and meadow planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The stems are smooth and erect, and they carry pyramidal clusters of green spikelets. Butterflies visit it, and many people grow it as a lawn or pasture grass.
Pairs well with Pale purple coneflower, Prairie dropseed, and Compass plant.
Native range
AK, AL, AR, AZ, and 55 more places. See all 59
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, QC, SK, and YT.