Other common names
dart grass, duffel grass, hose grass, meadow soft grass, midge grass, rot grass, soft grass, velvet grass, maswellt
Synonyms
Avena lanata
Grass Like
Densely tufted, native perennial grass about 1m tall, with softly-hairy, upright stems, flat grey-green leaves and purplish-red tinged single spikelets produced at the end of the stems in summer, followed by greyish-pink seed heads
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Loam, Sand, Clay
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres