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Festuca ovina L. (sheep's fescue)

Other Names: ovina, sheep fescue,
German: Schafschwingel EchterCzech: kostřava ovčí
Genus:  FestucaFamily:  Poaceae,
Mature Height: 0.00 mSoil Preferred:  penetrability, dry,
Light Required:  full sun 
Other Attributes:  grass,
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Festuca ovina   sheep's fescue plant

Festuca ovina

sheep's fescue

plant
Festuca ovina   sheep's fescue plant

Festuca ovina

sheep's fescue

plant
Festuca ovina   sheep's fescue plant

Festuca ovina

sheep's fescue

plant
Festuca ovina   sheep's fescue plant

Festuca ovina

sheep's fescue

plant
Plants of Genus Festuca:
01) Festuca cinerea VILL. (blue fescue), Ger: Blauschwingel, Czech: kostřava popelavá
02) Festuca gautieri (HACK.) RICHT. (Bearskin Fescue), Ger: Bärenfellschwingel, Czech: kostřava
03) Festuca gautieri 'Pick Carlit' (Bearskin Fescue), Ger: Bärenfellschwingel, Czech: kostřava
04) Festuca ovina L. (sheep's fescue), Ger: Schafschwingel Echter, Czech: kostřava ovčí

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Festuca cinerea - Blue Fescue
Striking ornamental forms grassy, tuft-like clumps 8 across, 8-12 high. Powder Blue Festucas foliage accents paths, rock gardens, beds and needs watering only during drought. Attractive white plumes appear in midsummer. Hardy plants multiply rapidly. Plant 8 apart. Shipped in 3 pot. Deer tend to avo... (About-garden.com)

Festuca glauca - Blue Fescue Grass
Fescue develops deeper foliage color when grown in full sun, but it can tolerate partial shade, and should be grown in part shade in areas with hot summers It is drought tolerant, and grows best in poor, sandy, well drained soils. It cannot tolerate heavy, wet soils or constant high humidity. Blue f... (About-garden.com)

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BLUE FESCUE GRASS FESTUCA GLAUCA 90 seeds
Blue fescue is a short-lived clump grass that tends to die out in the center after a couple years. When this happens, the clumps should be dug up and divided, and the divisions replanted. Fescue develops deeper foliage color when grown in full sun, but it can tolerate partial shade, and should be grown in part shade in areas with hot summers. Blue fescue is drought tolerant, and grows best in poor, sandy, well drained soils. It cannot tolerate heavy, wet soils or constant high humidity. Blue fescue, the species, is easily grown from seed. To insure the same traits as the parent, cultivars should be propagated by dividing the root clump, and this should be done in spring or autumn every 2-3 years to maintain vigor. Blue fescue usually is grown as a border or edging plant. Its fine texture and neat, compact shape make it well suited to line a path or mark the front of a perennial border. Use groups of blue fescue in the flower bed, and let the silvery blue-gray foliage intensify white an ...
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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES : Grasses provide structure and texture to your garden, offering many shapes, heights and colors. Most will bloom with attractive seed fronds that move with the breeze. Proper Name: Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue Grass) Fescue develops deeper foliage color when grown in full sun, but it can tolerate partial shade, and should be grown in part shade in areas with hot summers It is drought tolerant, and grows best in poor, sandy, well drained soils. It cannot tolerate heavy, wet soils or constant high humidity.Blue fescue usually is grown as a border or edging plant. Its fine texture and neat, compact shape make it well suited to line a path or mark the front of a perennial border. Use groups of blue fescue in the flower bed, and let the silvery blue-gray foliage intensify white and pastel colors, and cool down the reds and oranges. Planted close together in masses, clump-forming blue fescue makes a striking ground cover, although the tussocks have a tendency to die out i ...
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