Grass Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 10
- Height: 16 inches
- Foliage Color: Blue-green
- Flower Color: Light green panicles that turn cream when older
- Soil Requirement: Course, textured soils, pH 4.8 – 7.8
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Moisture Requirements: Moist to wet areas
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68 - 72F
- Average Germ Time: 10 -12 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Cover seeds lightly and keep it moist
- Sowing Rate: 5 - 7 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 12 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Polypogon
Rabbits Foot Grass (Polypogon Monspeliensis) - Polypogon monspeliensis, often called Rabbit Foot Grass, Annual Beardgrass, as well as a few other names, is a winter or summer annual grass that can form dense stands in areas that are moist to wet where other grasses will not grow. Rabbitsfoot grass is a grass that grows naturaly in grazed rangeland. It seldomly reaches heights more than two feet, and grows sparcely rather than in clumps.