Ideal for golf greens in mixture with Festuca rubra commutata and Festuca rubra litoralis. Does best under relatively poor growth conditions. Over-fertilising, over-watering and compact or waterlogged soil will result in displacement of the species by annual meadow grass.

Latin name:        Agrostis capillaris
                          syn. tenuis

Seeds/gram:     10,000

Germination:      2-3 weeks

Shoot density:    400-600
                          shoots/100cm²

Cutting height:   Normal: 4-12mm;
                          good durability
                          at 5mm

Growth:              Creeping mainly
                          short rhizomes

Distinguishing features:

• Leaves matt green and broadest at base, gradually narrowing to a fine tip

• Leaf with parallel venation, no keel. Upper surface and lower surface of similar appearance

• Leaf rolled in shoot • Ligule short, truncated, 0.5-2.0mm long

• Short rhizomes, to a lesser degree, stolons