Fescue
Festuca mairei
Poaceae
Growth habit
Grass/Sedge
Perennation
Perennial
Native distribution
Atlas Mnts.
Location
Source of plant
Fairweather Gardens, Kurt Bluemel Inc., Jelitto Perennial Seeds
Description
Plants form a neat mound of flat, gray-green foliage reaching 2-2.5' in height topped by very slender flower panicles in June. More tolerant of hot summers than many fescues; slow-growing but durable and long-lived; evergreen in warmer climates.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5