Americas Favorite 144416 50 lbs Creeping Red Fescue Grass Seed – VNS

Creeping Red Fescue Grass (Festuca rubra)   Creeping Red Fescue is a fine bladed grass with medium to dark green color. It is easily established from seed and spreads with rhizomes with a “creeping” growth habit.  Its major use is for dry shaded areas as either a pure stand or as a mixture in other grass seed mixtures such as Bluegrass seed, creeping bent grass seed and Perennial Ryegrass seed. Even though it is one of the best grasses for use in shade… it will tolerate full sun conditions although this could require more water. Creeping Red Fescue is used extensively in all types of turf areas including parks, roadsides, lawns, fairways, cemeteries, airfields, and other turf areas.  It grows best in well drained sites and in droughty, infertile soils. It does not tolerate wet soils or high fertilization rates, including highly fertile soils. — Pernille, Evergreen, & Boreal are the more common varieties.  and is the most shade tolerant fescue. Creeping Red Fescue is one of the varieties of Red Fescue, called creeping due to it’s rhizomes with which this grass spreads. Creeping Red Fescue is a shade tolerant, eco-friendly grass that is easy to grow from seed. Creeping Red Fescue is easy on the environment due to low water, mowing and fertilization requirements. Botanical Name Festuca rubra Common Name Creeping Red Fescue Light Requirements Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade Bloom Time Early to mid summer Mature Height 12-24″ tall Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Item Unit 50 Pounds Wildflower Mior Specie Species Grass Type Cool Season Seeds Per Pound 245000 Coverage 5 lbs covers aprox. 1,000 sq. ft.25 lbs covers 5,000 sq. ft.50 lbs covers 10,000 sq. ft. Soil Type Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Drought/Dry Soil, Acidic Soil Soil Moisture Dry, Average, Well Draining Non-GMO Yes Advantages Groundcover, Good For Erosion Control Ships As Seed