Previous scientific name(s): Chaetochloa italica, Panicum italicum, Setaria italica var. metzgeri, Setaria italica var. stramineofructa, Setaria
Warm season, cold and drought tolerant, slender, erect annual grass adapted to well-drained soils throughout the temperate USA. Highly palatable and nutritious. Seeds provide a good source of food for birds and small mammals. Excellent for use as cover, pasture, and wildlife habitat enhancement. Also used as a nurse crop but may outcompete establishing perennials.
Contact Our Experts13 - 24 in.
Bunchgrass
Native or Introduced:Introduced
Season:Warm
ft.
Precipitation:12 - 14 in.
Marginal
Moderately Coarse:Best
Medium:Best
Moderately Fine:Average
Fine:Marginal
Marginal
Neutral:Best
Basic:Marginal
Seeding Rate:25 - 40 PLS lbs/Acre
42.40 lbs.
Seeds per Pound:225,000
Germination Time:Days
Yes
Planting Season:Spring Summer
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