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In addition, three other split plots contain California native grasses that have excellent potential as mowed turfgrass species:

Hall’s bentgrass (Agrostis hallii)
Seashore bentgrass (Agrostis pallens)
'Molate' red fescue (Festuca rubra)
Tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia caespitosa)
Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha)
Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis)

Hall's bentgrass (Agrostis hallii) left, two months after plugs planted.

Agrostis pallens (right) growing very well 2 months after seeding.

Molate red fescue (Festuca rubra 'Molate').

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In addition, three other split plots contain California native grasses that have excellent potential as mowed turfgrass species:

Hall’s bentgrass (Agrostis hallii)
Seashore bentgrass (Agrostis pallens)
'Molate' red fescue (Festuca rubra)
Tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia caespitosa)
Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha)
Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis)

Hall’s bentgrass (Agrostis hallii). Click to enlarge.

Native grass meadow. Purple needlegrass (back triangle), 'Molate' red fescue (right triangle), Junegrass (left triangle)

We also installed a 12' x 24' native grass meadow where plants will be allowed to grow to full size. The species used in the meadow are:

Purple needlegrass (Nassella pulchra)
'Molate' red fescue (Festuca rubra)
Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha)

The two small sod patches in front are, on the left, "Native Preservation Mix" (Koeleria macrantha, Nassella pulchra, Nassella cernua, and Festuca rubra), and on the right, "Native Mow-Free Mix" (Festuca occidentalis, Festuca idahoensis, and Festuca rubra).

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