Timothy grass

Timothy grass meadow - perennials 25-120 cm tall, with short creeping rhizomes. The stems are erect, usually with a tuberoid-thickened lowermost internode. Leaf blades 0, 3-1 cm wide., Flat. Panicles are spike-shaped, very thick, 4-12 cm long., Regular cylindrical shape, which is preserved even when the panicle is bent; spikelets 0, 2-0, 3 cm long., strongly flattened from the sides, monochromatic; spikelet scales equal to a spikelet, keel hard-ciliate, at the apex with a short straight spine or tip; lower floral scales slightly shorter than spikelet, without spine; upper floral scales 1/4 shorter than the lower. It blooms in late spring and summer. It does not tolerate dry conditions. Resistant to flooding. It has high winter hardiness, tolerates harsh winters. Photophilous. Trampling is poorly tolerated. After mowing, it grows weakly.