Festuca rubra – Red Fescue

Festuca rubra – Red Fescue, Creeping Red Fescue

A wonderfully adaptable semi-evergreen grass, Festuca rubra is equally at home as a lawn alternative, meadow grass, or groundcover on slopes and in rock gardens. It tolerates drought, deer, and coastal conditions, and uniquely handles shade — rare among ornamental grasses. Attractive purple-tinged spikelets bloom in spring through summer. Both clumping and spreading in habit, it provides excellent coverage with minimal maintenance.

Key Features:

• Perennial Grass; Semi-evergreen
• Drought, deer, and coast tolerant
• Shade tolerant
• Attracts butterflies
• Lawn or meadow grass alternative
• Excellent groundcover for slopes and rock gardens
• Clumping and spreading growth habit

Growing Details:
Height: 1–2 ft | Spread: 1–2 ft
Exposure: Sun/Part Shade (tolerates shade) | Water: Moderate
Bloom time: Spring–Summer | Bloom color: Purple-tinged
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3–9