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Crested dogstail is a compact tufted perennial grass. It is a comparatively low grass with a leafy base of flat smooth leaves that fill out at the bottom of a mixed grass sward. Its flowers and seed heads are born up higher (up to 50-75cm) on thin wiry stems which resist grazing so can be found persisting right through to seeding even in short heavily grazed pasture. The heads themselves are quite distinctive, compact and regular in shape.
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Sowing & Growing
Habitat; Crested dogstail is found in in a wide variety of lowland grasslands. It is a characteristic component of traditionally managed unimproved meadows (MG5) and grazed pasture. It grows well in a range of neutral to base-rich, fairly well-drained or damp soils, but can fail on sites prone to water-logging, or drought. It is not particularly tolerant of shade and can be shaded out by other plants in tall dense grassland which is not grazed or mown frequently enough.
Being a short-lived perennial which regenerates from seed it does depend upon periodic disturbance from mowing and grazing to create gaps for recolonization, and on self-seeding (which occurs during hay-making, or in pasture as its seed heads are held on wiry stems which are resistant to grazing).
Crested dogstail seed can be sown at any time of the year when soil conditions are suitable.
It establishes readily from sowing seed. It contributes significantly to the development of initial ground cover and sward structure
It is good companion grass for wild flowers. Being a low growing grass of moderate vigour it does not outgrow or smother perennial wild wild flower seedlings.
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