Festuca elatior

Meadow Fescue

General Product Information

• Item Number:

  FESELA01

• Species Type:

  Naturalized

• Product Categories:

  Erosion Control & Revegetation, Grasses & Grass-like Species

• Habitat:

  Roadsides, fields, open ground

• Bloom Period:

  Early summer

• Minimum Root Depth:

  12 in

• pH:

  5.5 – 8.5

Indicator Regions

• Northcentral & Northeast:

  FACU

• Midwest

  FACU

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont:

  FACU

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

  FACU

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Tolerances

• Shade:

  Moderate

• Drought:

  Moderate

• Salt:

  Low

Seed Information

• Approximate seeds per lb:

  250,000

• Truax Seedbox:

  Coarse-High Rates or Fluffy-Low Rates