Creeping Red Fescue (Festuca rubra)
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Festuca rubra, known as Red Fescue and Creeping Red Fescue, is a spring flowering sod forming cool season grass. It is a native perennial grass that grows in full sun or part shade and requires medium to moist soil moisture sites. It is adapted to the cooler climate of the middle and northern states.
Species Details
| Common Name (Botanical Name) | Creeping Red Fescue (Festuca rubra) |
| Alternatative Common Names | Red Fescue |
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| Bloom Season | Cool Season |
| Group | Grasses and Grass-Like |
| Bloom Color | Green |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Soil moisture | Medium (Mesic);Wet (Hydric) |
| Soil texture | Coarse (Sand);Medium (Silt/Loam);Fine (Clay) |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun;Part Shade |
| Status | Introduced |
| Wetland status | FAC;FACU |
| pH | Acidic;Neutral |
| pH Values | 5.0/7.5 |
| Average height | 1-2ft |
| USDA Zones | 1a;1b; |
| RNS Region | 1;2;6;7 |
| Planting rate/Acre | 4-8 |
| Seeds Per Lb. | 454000 |
| Seeds Per Oz | 28375 |
| Seeds Per Packet | 1125 |
| Product Benefits | Low Growing;Wildlife Cover;Wildlife Food;Erosion Control; |