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| Category: Grass |
| Family: Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses) |
| Origin: Southwest (U.S.) (North America) |
| Flower Color: Silver |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Height: 1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Poa arachnifera (Texas Bluegrass) - Found throughout the plain states and into Texas. This cool season grass forms 12 inch tall clumps with narrow blue-green leaves spreading by strong rhizomes. In spring the showy 2-3 foot fluffy silvery sterile flowers rise above the foliage. Good in most well drained soils and even tolerates a fair amount of shade. Very heat and cold tolerant down to 25 degrees. A good groundcover unmowed or mowed and shows good recovery from pedestrian traffic. More inofrmation on this useful grass can be found on John Greenlee's website on his Texas Bluegrass Page. We grew and offered this plant in our 2001 and 2002 catalogs but it was not well known enough and we were forced to discontinued growing it soley for lack of sales. We long felt it a very good ornamental grass but its virtues seemed unknown to most people.
The information displayed on this page about Poa arachnifera is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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