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Item ID: 3439
Genus: Festuca
Plant Lists: California Natives, Deer Resistant, Clay Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Groundcovers, Wild Life, Under Oaks, Indestructables, Butterflies
Plant Type: Grass
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Festuca rubra
‘Pt. Molate’


 Festuca rubra ‘Pt. Molate’

photo: pete@eastbaywilds.com


Much used & admired as an easy, low care, “lumpy lawn” this locally selected variety of “Creeping Red Fescue” boasts more drought tolerance, a silvery-bluer color & an earlier Winter start of new growth (rather than Spring.) Spreading by underground rhizomes, it makes highly attractive finely bladed clumps to 1’ tall. If left unmowed gives a dense, lush look. Drought tolerant & easy-going, it’s a great California native choice to cover a large area, replace a lawn, fill in a parking strip or used as erosion control for a hillside. Can be mowed. Evergreen & best appearance with some Summer water. Some shade tolerance.

Annie

Sun-1/2 Day Sun
Avg.-No Sum. Water

Perennial Grass
USDA Zones 9-10

Item ID: 3439
Genus: Festuca
Plant Lists: California Natives, Deer Resistant, Clay Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Groundcovers, Wild Life, Under Oaks, Indestructables, Butterflies
Plant Type: Grass