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Festuca mairei

Maire's Fescue (Atlas Fescue)

A giant in the fescue family, forming a neat mound of flat, narrow, bluish-green leaves. It bears long, arching, very narrow flower panicles.

  • »  Grass has an upright habit and forms an open, uniform, semi-evergreen bunch
  • »  Leaf blades are bluish-green
  • »  Narrow seed spikes are held above the foliage, emerging green, aging to tan in colour
  • »  Bloom Time: Summer
  • »  Flower Height: 90 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 60 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season

1gal
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  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:60-90 cm
  • Spread:40-50 cm
  • Bloom Color: Green
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Drought Tolerant
• Evergreen
Flowering Time
• Lt. Spr-Sum
• Summer
Habit
• Clumping
• Upright
• Vase-shape
Foliage Color
• Blue
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Ground cover
• Rock garden
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Festuca mairei

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.
 

 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Festuca mairei

Best grown in full sun and a well-drained soil. Remove spent foliage in the spring.