Fine Fescues are a shade tolerant turfgrass with a medium to dark green color. They require little maintenance and like to be mowed at 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches. The fine fescues are excellent choices for low maintenance sites, even as a part of showcase turf areas, due to their reduced water requirements, low nitrogen and reduced growth rates. They typically persist in soils that are droughty, acid and infertile, if the soils are properly drained. Fine fescues also perform well in the shade and with tree root competition, so they can be utilized in areas where many other turfgrasses will not persist.  The five primary types used for turf, Chewings, strong creeping red, slender creeping red, hard and sheeps or blue fescue, all have unique strengths, weaknesses and preferred uses. Areas such as golf course roughs, slopes, and bunker edges, parks, home lawns, roadsides and reclamation areas can all benefit from the use of improved fine fescues for high quality, low maintenance turf.

Cool / Warm  Growth Habit  Seeding Rate Per 1,000ft2  Germination Recommended Mowing Height  Water Use  Drought Tolerance  Nitrogen Requirements  Salinity Tolerance  Cool Varies  5 - 6# 7 - 21 days 0.5" - 3.5" Low to Medium Very Good Low to Medium Varies Sub Species: • Chewings, Festuca rubra var. falax • Strong Creeping Red, Festuca rubra var. rubra • Slender Creeping Red, Festuca rubra var. litoralis • Hard, Festuca brevipila • Sheep, Festuca ovina • Blue, Festuca ovina var. glauca