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Meadow Fescue Festuca pratensis
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Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:
Festuca pratensis
Common Name:
Meadow Fescue
Germination Test Type:
Actual
Collection Locale:
Canada
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
4
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In Stock: 2.49 lb
Prices
Sample Bulk Pricing
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More Details Information
Characteristics
Wildlife Food
Herbaceous
Perennial
Reclamation
Deer Attracting
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Growing Info:
Scarification:
none required
Stratification:
none required
Germination:
surface sow and keep moist, mulch the seed bed
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Comments:
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. Mostly replaced by other tall fescues currently.
Description 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.
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