Timothy
Grasses
Timothy
Phleum pratense L.
Longevity: Perennial
Palatability: High
Winter Hardiness: Good
Growth Habit: Bunchgrass
Drought Tolerance: Poor
Cool or Warm Season: Cool
Use and Comments: Medium to high-yielding, cool season pasture and hay (no more than 3 cut system with legume included)
Distribution in U.S.: Upper Midwest and Northeast
Height: 20-40 inches
Inflorescence: Compact and spikelike panicle; 1 floret per spikelet
Culm: Round
Leaves: Cilia on leaf margin and shoulders; no auricles present; lacerated ligule; cross section of leaf blade flat
Drainage: Somewhat Poorly Drained
Fertility: Medium
pH: 5.4-6.2
Color: Light tan
Shape: Wedge-shaped; bare seed round with thin, silvery lemma attached
Pounds per Bushel: 45
Seeds per Pound: 1,230,000
Seeding Rate: 3-6 pounds PLS per acre
Seeding Date (Indiana): Feb 1 - May 1 or Aug 1 - Sept 1
Emergence Time (Days): 10
Optimum Germ. Temp. (F): 60°-85°
Longevity: Perennial
Palatability: High
Winter Hardiness: Good
Growth Habit: Bunchgrass
Drought Tolerance: Poor
Cool or Warm Season: Cool
Use and Comments: Medium to high-yielding, cool season pasture and hay (no more than 3 cut system with legume included)
Distribution in U.S.: Upper Midwest and Northeast
Height: 20-40 inches
Inflorescence: Compact and spikelike panicle; 1 floret per spikelet
Culm: Round
Leaves: Cilia on leaf margin and shoulders; no auricles present; lacerated ligule; cross section of leaf blade flat
Drainage: Somewhat Poorly Drained
Fertility: Medium
pH: 5.4-6.2
Color: Light tan
Shape: Wedge-shaped; bare seed round with thin, silvery lemma attached
Pounds per Bushel: 45
Seeds per Pound: 1,230,000
Seeding Rate: 3-6 pounds PLS per acre
Seeding Date (Indiana): Feb 1 - May 1 or Aug 1 - Sept 1
Emergence Time (Days): 10
Optimum Germ. Temp. (F): 60°-85°
