brown top
Also known as: common bent; common bent grass; Rhode Island bent; black quitch; colonial bent; herd's grass; monkey's grass; red top grass
Better known as Brown Top or Common Bent grass. It is a tufted variety ideal for luxury lawns that will be mowed on a regular basis
Scientific classification
- Species
- brown top (Agrostis capillaris)
- Genus
- Agrostis
- Family
- Poaceae
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- Toxicity
- Grass Like
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0-0.1 metre
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Matforming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of brown top
Distribution map
- Native
- Introduced
- Cultivated
Locally extinct or doubtful records are excluded from native and introduced layers.
Source：WCVP v16 · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY 3.0 · Boundaries：WGSRPD / TDWG
Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of brown top
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brown top care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningMow regularly
Propagation
PropagationSow seed directly into weed-free, prepared soil in spring or early autumn
Growing
GrowingBy seed. Slow to establish but will become neat and dense if mown regularly
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Algae, Dollar spot, Corticium disease, Fusarium patch, fungae
Pests
Seed may be eaten by ants, birds, chafer grubs and Leatherjackets
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