Common Bent 'Highland' Conventional Untreated

Common Bent 'Highland' (Agrostis castellana)

Highland Bent is a densely tufted perennial grass, known for its ability to adapt to most soils conditions, including nutrition deficient sites. It survives prolonged droughts, and invades areas of poor acid soils.

Special Features:

• Good for damp soils, meadows, pastures and rough grounds.
• Its stalks grow about 80 cm long.
• Resistant to grazing and tolerant of wear.
• Wind pollinated, seed is set from August to October.
• It is relatively tolerant to many fungal diseases.
• Seeds germinate both in the autumn and in the spring.
• Small tufty growth habit make it suitable for amenity uses and turf.

Management:

• Very small seed that needs a fine seedbed.
• Can be cut very low to create a dense and durable sward.
• Often mixed with dwarf ryegrass and fescues in turf mixes.