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Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

Red fescue is a fine-textured, rhizomatous cool-season grass used as a native turf and meadow grass, tolerating shade, salt, and a wide range of soils.

Family

Poaceae

Type

grass

Lifespan

perennial

Height

2.4–2.4 ft

Spacing

1–2 ft apart

Light

sun

Soil moisture

dry, moist

Soil pH

acidic, neutral, alkaline

Bloom

April, May, June, July, August, September

Bloom colors

yellow

Wildlife value

songbirds, larval host, mammals

Landscape uses

border, erosion control, naturalizing

Native states

AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, KY, MA, MD, ME, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY