Red Fescue, Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra - Festuca duriuscula, Festuca pluriflora

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Botanical Name:

Festuca rubra

Family:

Poaceae

Genus:

Festuca

Species:

rubra

Common Name:

Red Fescue, Creeping Red Fescue

Seeds Per Pound:
394,700
Quantity:
25.29 lb
Germination:
93%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
6-12 inches
Collection Locale:
Canada
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
2
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 25.29 lb
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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: none required.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: Established by surface seeding on a firm seed bed in spring or early fall. Lightly mulch with clean straw, keep moist.
Other: Seeding rate 20 lbs per acre alone.
In a Nutshell:
* Festuca rubra is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue . It is found worldwide and can tolerate many habitats and climates, it generally needs full sun to thrive. It is a nutritious and palatable forage grass for domestic and wild animals. more...
* A herbaceous, perennial grass, very winter hardy, provides wildlife habitat, erosion control and ground cover. Shade tolerant and sod forming.
[ edit ] Description Festuca rubra is perennial and has sub-species forms that have rhizomes and/or forms bunchgrass tufts. It mainly exists in neutral and acidic soils. It can grow between 2 and 20 cm tall.Like all fescues, the leaves are narrow and needle like, making it less palatable to livestock The swards that it forms are not as tufted as Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina) or wavy hair grass ( Deschampsia flexuosa ). The tufted nature is what gives the grass its springy characteristic. The leaves are bright green.There are 4 to 10 spikelet flowers, which are up to 15mm long.The ligule is very short and blunt. [ 1 ] Spikelets and flowers
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Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov