Danthonia californica

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Description

California Oat Grass looked like a lawn in Cambria between the pines. Actually, it was a roadside drainage ditch in front of a new house before they completely razed the forest and bladed out the "weeds"(Danthonia, Stipa, Rosa, Rubus, Fragaria californica, Satureja douglasii, and Sisyrinchium bellum). This grass is nearly evergreen and tolerates foot traffic and a lot of water. A good substitute for a weedy lawn. With this grass you can have a native weedy lawn! Used with open pavers or as a very small sitting lawn it should work, keep California Oat Grass small though, the bigger it gets, the more likely the weeds will win. One gallon plants can usually be split into 3-5 plugs if you wish.