Although this species is used on golf courses, providing some of the best ball playing surfaces in the world, it also produces a spectacular visual appearance when maintained properly.

Colonial bent is fairly easy to grow from seeds and fertilization of the lawn is not as intense.

Marjorie Blamey, Richard and Alastair Fitter also describe black bent as being taller.

[8] Agrostis capillaris forms a constituent of purple moor grass and rush pastures, a type of Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the UK.

This habitat occurs on poorly drained neutral and acidic soils of the lowlands and upland fringe, and can be found in the south-west of England, especially in Devon.