Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis · Cool-season, perennial, C3

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Kentucky Bluegrass

Grass Category

Lawn/Turf

Hardiness Zones

USDA Zones 3 to 7, exhibits excellent cold tolerance and enters winter dormancy under freezing temperatures.

About This Grass

Fine to medium texture, upright growth reaching 1 to 2 feet at maturity when un-mown. Features a characteristic open, pyramidal panicle seed head.

Blade Characteristics

Narrow blades with distinctive boat-shaped tips, folded vernation in the bud shoot, and a short membranous ligule.

Growing Information

Growth Habit

Aggressively rhizomatous, forming a dense, uniform turf.

Sunlight & Water Needs

Requires full sun and moderate to high moisture for best performance; goes dormant during severe summer droughts.

Mowing & Maintenance

Mow at 2 to 3.5 inches regularly; medium-high maintenance requiring frequent fertilization and watering.

Identified on 10/20/2026