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Tall Fescue in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Festuca arundinacea

 

Tall Fescue

Tall fescue is a tall, dense, clumping grass that is able to grow well in sun or shade, and is a good low-maintenance choice for home lawns, playing fields, and commercial grounds. It does best in areas with mild winters and warm summers.

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plant Features
  • Tall Fescue likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Tall Fescue likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Tall Fescue is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Tall Fescue likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Tall Fescue

Latin name

Festuca arundinacea

type

Grass

family

Poaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Tall Fescue likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Tall Fescue is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Tall Fescue likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Tall Fescue likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Tall Fescue is 0.45meters x 0.45meters 0.45 M 0.45 M

Festuca arundinacea

Tall fescue is a tall, dense, clumping grass that is able to grow well in sun or shade, and is a good low-maintenance choice for home lawns, playing fields, and commercial grounds. It does best in areas with mild winters and warm summers.


Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant container grown plants out in spring, likes poor soil that is free draining.

 
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