How to tend a Poa annua

Also known as: Catabrosa pumila (Pursh) Roem. & Schult., Festuca tenuiculmis Tovar, Ochlopoa annua (L.) H.Scholz, Poa aestivalis J.Presl, Poa algida Trin., Poa annua f. purpurea Mike L.Grant, Poa annua f. reptans (Hausskn.) T.Koyama, Poa annua var. aquatica Asch., Poa annua var. eriolepis É.Desv., Poa annua var. reptans Hausskn., Poa annua var. rigidiuscula Dewey, Poa annua var. sericea Parn., Poa bipollicaris Hochst., Poa hansiana Nees, Poa hohenackeri Trin., Poa humilis Lej., Poa meyenii Nees & Meyen, Poa ovalis Tineo, Poa puberula Steud., Poa variegata Haller f., Ochlopoa annua subsp. raniglumis (S.E.Fröhner) H.Scholz & Valdés, Poa annua var. pilantha Ronniger, Aira pumila Pursh, Poa annua subsp. pilantha (Ronniger) H.Scholz, Poa pratensis var. hohenackeri (Trin.) Griseb., Poa annua var. annua , Poa annua f. annua , Poa annua subsp. annua , Poa annua var. raniglumis S.E.Fröhner, Poa annua var. triflora Schur, Poa annua var. viridis Lej., Poa annua f. lanuginosa Sennen, Poa annua f. ovalis (Tineo) Trab., Poa annua subsp. raniglumis (S.E.Fröhner) Chrtek, Ochlopoa raniglumis (S.E.Fröhner) Bomble, Poa annua subsp. notabilis Chrtek & V.Jirásek, Ochlopoa annua subsp. notabilis (Chrtek & V.Jirásek) H.Scholz & Valdés, Ochlopoa annua subsp. pilantha (Ronniger) H.Scholz & Valdés, Ochlopoa notabilis (Chrtek & V.Jirásek) Tzvelev, Ochlopoa pilantha (Ronniger) Tzvelev, Poa annua subsp. mutabilis Chrtek & V.Jirásek, Poa annua var. longiglumis Lindm., Poa annua var. arenosa Schur, Poa annua var. uliginosa Heuff., Poa annua var. tomentosa Grognot, Poa annua var. rubra Gray, Poa annua var. elatior Chevall., Poa annua var. villosa Bluff & Fingerh., Poa trivialis var. hohenackeri (Trin.) B.Fedtsch., Poa annua var. brevifolia Lagr.-Foss., Poa annua var. crispa Gray, Poa annua var. rivularis Pauquy, Poa annua var. caespitosa N.Terracc., Poa annua var. campana Seguin, Poa annua var. vivipara Gray, Poa annua f. latisquamea Lindm., Poa annua var. pumila Andersson, Poa annua var. verna H.Post, Poa annua f. longiglumis Lindm.

Watering

Only need keep soil moist

Sunlight

Like half shade, may grow in places with bright scattered light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

Remove dead and diseased branches timely

About this plant

Origin
China, Europe
Category
Gramineae, Poa
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 15-18 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-May, fruiting period June-July
Flower colors
yellow, white
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