How to grow Cocksfoot Grass

Dactylis glomerata

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Seed Saving Cocksfoot Grass

Cocksfoot does not produce seed in the tropics because of the shorter summer photoperiod. ¹

How long does Cocksfoot Grass take to grow?

These estimates for how long Cocksfoot Grass takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

Days to Germination How long does it take Cocksfoot Grass to germinate?: 6 days
Average 6 days | Min 3 days | Max 14 days (3)
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Cocksfoot Grass Folklore & Trivia

It is native throughout most of Europe, temperate Asia, and northern Africa. ²

Other names for Cocksfoot Grass

Cocksfoot, cocksfoot grass, cat grass, pet grass, cockspur, barnyard grass, orchard grass, dactyle aggloméré, dactyle pelotonné, gramen pelotonné, dactilo, panasco, jopillo, pasto ovillo, affar doukna Lachicha, mahoun, nedjina, hishia, rijl-el-deek [1]

Dactylis glomerata L., Dactylis aschersoniana Graebn., Dactylis glaucescens Willd., Dactylis glomerata subsp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell., Dactylis glomerata subsp. polygama (Horv.) Domin, Dactylis glomerata var. hispanica (Roth) W. D. J. Koch, Dactyli

Misspellings: Cat's Grass

Footnotes

¹ Feedipedia

² Cocksfoot on Wikipedia