PRONOUNCED:
al-oh-pee-KEW-rus pray-TEN-sis
COMMON:
Meadow foxtail.
SIZE:
9" - 1ft. x 2 ft.
TYPE:
Ornamental grass
SOIL:
Fertile, moist soil.
COMMENTS:.
A weedy, medium sized grass common to meadows,
mostly from the cooler parts of the northern
temperature zone. It has an upright, open habit and
spreads slowly by creeping rhizomes. Do not plant
in hot and dry sites.
A. pratensis 'Aureo-variegatus', shown left,
has 6-inch long leaves with gold and green ribs.
Buff colored, upright spikes
emerge in the spring.