Agrostis spp. - Bentgrass

Bentgrass, includes various grass species often used in lawns and golf courses due to their fine texture and tolerance to low mowing.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹
• Wet soil¹

Type

• Herb
• Evergreen
• Perennial

Functions

• Sulfur accumulator²
• Manganese accumulator²
• Copper accumulator²
• Zinc accumulator²
• Livestock forage¹
• Soil stabilization¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Footnotes

1. Agrostis capillaris | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-2 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴