General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 3 to 5 feet
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Timothy
  • Cat's Tail
  • Bunchgrass

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Location: indoors Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2024-01-17
Timothy (Phleum pratense) seeds.
Location: indoors Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2024-01-22
Timothy (Phleum pratense) seeds start to germinate at day 5.
Location: Empese en Tondense Heide
Date: 2021-07-18
Location: Steenenkamer
Location: Steenenkamer
Location: Empese en Tondense Heide
Date: 2021-07-18
Location: The natural Park of the Dzban-ocher. Rakovnik
Date: 2007-06-24
Photo courtesy of: Ivo Antusek

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell

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