J. R. R. Tolkien. J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of the most famous and influential of swords-and-sorcery fiction works: The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings books The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
Generally it wonât if you try to ignite it first. The greeness represents moisture in the grass, reducing or limiting its burning. In a brush or wild land fire, the flames will preheat and dry out the grass and brush in front of it allowing it to burn, but then it isnât as green as it was from the preheating. Remember to that heat rises.
The grass slowly spreads by seed and stolons sometimes called runners. It can survive on as little as 12 inches of rain a year and during extreme dry periods will go dormant until enough moisture is available. This is a highly desirable trait for urban areas when water restrictions are enforced.