Molate Blue Fescue

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Plant description

Horticultural selection from Festuca rubra. This grass is beautiful with soft, blue-green leaves. It is fine-textured and the 'Molate Blue' selection is rather more tolerant of drought and sun than the other Red Fescue selections. It is a cool season grass and requires regular moisture for best appearance. It can be mowed and could be used as a cool season lawn alternative, also, because of its deep root system it is excellent for slope stabilization. 'Molate blue' was selected by David Amme from Point Molate in Contra Costa County.

Plant overview

Plant type

Grass

Form

spreading

Dormancy

Summer Deciduous

Special uses

Groundcover, Deer resistant

Landscaping information

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

High, Low, Moderate

Soil description

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Soil PH: 5.6 - 6.9

Maintenance

Does not need to be cut back but can be cut back in summer if desired

Sunset Zones

1*, 2*, 3*, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8*, 9*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Companion plants

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It can be used with a wide variety of native plants in a meadow-like garden or as an accent among shrubs and subshrubs

Wildlife supported

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Alternative names

Common names:

Molate Blue Fescue

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