Meadow Fescue Festuca pratensis - Festuca elatior

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Festuca pratensis

Family:

Poaceae

Genus:

Festuca

Species:

pratensis

Common Name:

Meadow Fescue

Seeds Per Pound:
232,820
Quantity:
3.01 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
200
Germination:
87%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
95%
Height:
3-4 feet
Collection Locale:
Montana
Crop Year:
2021
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
4
In Stock: 3.01 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 200 seeds)
$2.95
10 gram (~ 5133 seeds)
$6.50
1 oz (~ 14551 seeds)
$8.95
1 lb (~ 232820 seeds)
$17.50
1 kg (~ 513280 seeds)
$34.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: none required.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: surface sow and keep moist, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* It is a perennial which grows between 30 and 120 cm (47 in), flowering from June until July. It has a short ligule compared to other grasses, and is an important forage crop. A tall, tufted grass similar to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). It grows in meadows, on roadsides, riversides etc. on moist, rich soils. more...
* Loosely tufted perennial, short lived bunchgrass. Adapted to cool climates as a cool seasons turfgrass. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist. Rather slow to establish. Stays green a long time.