Orchardgrass
Scientific Name: Dactylis glomerata
Weed Family: Poaceae
Description
Orchardgrass is a perennial grass that is blue-green in color. The leaves are folded in the bud, the ligule is very tall membranous, and auricles are absent. Orchardgrass only contains tillers, resulting in clumps. Orchardgrass can tolerate close mowing. The roots are very fibrous and dense. Orchardgrass remains green throughout the year. The seedhead is a stiff-branched panicle. Seedheads occur from late spring through mid summer. Orchardgrass is found throughout the United States.
Herbicide Use
Make your post-emergence herbicide application to orchardgrass that is actively growing and in the 2 leaf to flower stage of growth. Control is only available with a non-selective control product.
Distribution
Germination Dates
Zone-3: May-June
Zone-4: May-June
Zone-5: April-May
Zone-6: April-May
Zone-7: March-April
Zone-8: March-April
Zone-9: February-March
Zone-10: February-March
PBI-Gordon Product Recommendations