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Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa (POH-ah kom-PRESS-uh)

Family: Poaceae Non-native Herbaceous

Canada Bluegrass is a perennial ornamental grass that is found all over the world but is native to Europe and China.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 15 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 4 - Herbaceous
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Often confused with Poa annua

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Life cycle
Perennial
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous
Form & Appearance
Leaf arrangement
Rosulate
Hairs present
No
Fruit type
Caryopsis
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Non-native
Origin
Europe, China
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Caryopsis
Problems & Resistance
Disease problems
Gray Snow Mold in Turf

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.