Browntop Bent

Grass
(Agrostis)

Used mainly in amenity mixtures. Fine leaved and tolerant of close mowing. Useful companion in wildflower mixtures as a non competitive species.

Uses

Amenity

Sowing Rate

Up to 10g/sq metre

Persistence

Perennial 7+ Years

Sowing Period

March to August

Yield Potential

n/a

Management

Normally sown as a component part of a mixture. Can be left to head which produces attractive seed heads and short wispy growth.

Additional Info

Grows on a range of soils and its fine leaves are ideal on golf greens, bowling greens or other areas that require a quality finish.

You can buy Browntop Bent or in the following Mixtures:

Universal Landscape (with ryegrass)

One of our most popular mixtures for general landscaping, lawns, parkland, housing and industrial estates.
View Product

Fine Universal Landscape (without ryegrass)

A finer non–ryegrass version of our popular universal landscape for more ornamental uses.
View Product

Shade

For all shaded areas under trees and building surrounds
View Product

Sportsgrounds Mixture

Traditional rough mixture
View Product

Premier Pitch Renovation

For general sports areas and cricket outfields.
View Product

Greens

Quality specification mixture for the renovation and construction of greens
View Product

Tees

Traditional tees mix for over seeding and construction
View Product

Tees with Ryegrass

Traditional tees mix with ryegrass for over seeding and construction.
View Product

Fairways

Traditional fairway mix for over-seeding and construction
View Product

Fairways with Ryegrass

Traditional fairway mix with ryegrass for over-seeding and construction
View Product

Rough

Traditional rough mixture
View Product

Heritage General Purpose Wildflower Mixture

Our most popular wildflower mixture. Heritage is a general purpose mixture that does well on most soil types.
View Product

Heavy Soils Wildflower Mixture

For general landscaping use on heavier, wetter, clay soil types.
View Product

Light Soils Wildflower Mixture

A mixture of wildflowers of Scottish and British provenance for use in free-draining and sandy soils
View Product

Mat Forming + Herbs

Schemes: Cration of Water Margins & Creation of Grass Strips
View Product

Mat Forming

Schemes: EFA Margins (EFAM), AHL4 & IGL3
View Product

Basic Margin Mix

Schemes: Creation of Grass Strips, AHL3, AHL4 & IGL3
View Product

Habitat Strips

Schemes: SW3 & SW4
View Product

Mat Forming + Herbs (EFA Margins)

Scheme: EFA Margins (EFAM)
View Product

Habitat Strips SW3 & SW4

Schemes: SW3 & SW4
View Product

Contact a seed specialist today

Contact Us

Request contact by filling in your details in the form below.

*required fields

Which Mixture?

Find the right mixture for you.

Mixture Selector Tool

We are proud supporters of:

Select your region
Choose your region to get localised product information.
No thanks, show me everything.
Scotland, Northumberland, Cumbria & Northern Ireland
Rest of England & Wales