Poa arachnifera (Texas Bluegrass) Summer flowering flaking bark with bluish-green leaves

flaking bark with bluish-green leaves that turn various shades of red and orange in the fall

It is technically a subshrub

and they can be planted en masse

Even though the bloom stalks are tall

Poa arachnifera (Texas Bluegrass) Summer flowering flaking bark with bluish-green leavesAlso known as Texas Blue Grass. Texas Bluegrass is a cool season, clumping native grass with narrow blue green leaves. In spring the showy 2 3 ft. fluffy silvery flowers rise above the foliage. It grows well in most well draining soils. It can tolerate some shade. Texas Bluegrass is a good ground cover that can be mowed or left unmowed. It attracts various butterflies and birds who utilize seeds and leaves for nesting material. Provides fair grazing