Sandberg Bluegrass- Rocky Mountain Native

Sandberg Bluegrass is a cool-season native bunchgrass that grows without rhizomes. It is found in the Rocky Mountain corridor and grows inelevations up to 9,000 ft. It is 12-14" tall, withstands drought, but with enough rain it will stay green all summer. This is the most dominant bluegrass in Utah and the surrounding states. Animals depend on this grass for forage and cover throughout the year. 

Recommended for prairie plantings, xeriscape gardens and lawns and as a component of wildlife forage mixes. It is ideal for areas with sagebrush and mountain shrub communities. It is good for forage when planted alongside other similiar habitat grasses.

This is a very hardy perennial and easily survives down to USDA Zone 3.  

Botanical Name: Poa secunda, Poa Sandbergii

Characteristics: 

• Hardy to zone 3, perennial
• 1-1.5' in height
• Native grass
• 1000 Seeds per packet, 1/2 gram, will cover 15 sq ft with no plants or 150 sq ft with other grasses, 1 oz will cover 705 sq ft, or 7,500 sq ft with other grasses. 

Instructions - Seeds can also be directly sown into a weed-free seedbed at all times of the year soil can be worked. 

Alternatively Start Indoors late winter to early spring

• Sow 1/2" deep
• Germination 14-20 days
• Thin 24" apart

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