Herb: Pine Bluegrass


Latin name: Poa scabrella


Family: Gramineae (Grass Family)



Edible parts of Pine Bluegrass:

Seed. No more details are given, but the seed is very small and fiddly to utilize.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Perennial


Height:
100 cm
(3 1/4 foot)

Habitat of the herb:

Sagebrush desert to montane forest and ridges. Meadows, open woods, rocks and hills at low and medium altitudes.

Propagation of Pine Bluegrass:

Seed - surface sow in the spring in a cold frame. Do not allow the compost to dry out. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in the spring. Very easy, larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.

Cultivation of the herb:

Sagebrush desert to montane forest and ridges. Meadows, open woods, rocks and hills at low and medium altitudes.

Medicinal use of Pine Bluegrass:

None known

Known hazards of Poa scabrella:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.