RHS Other common names
butter grass, fiorin, maeswellt gwyn y maes
Synonyms
Agrostis alba var. pallens
Agrostis alba misapplied
Agrostis karsensis
Agrostis stolonifera f. vivipara
Grass Like
A fast-growing grass, spreading by stolons - horizontal stems that root as they go - to form mats up to 1m across. The leaves are soft, mid-green and relatively broad, and the tiny green flowers often with a red flush, are carried in a rather narrow, airy spray on stems up to 40cm tall
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres