New Zealand Fescue

Festuca novae-zelandiae

  • Grass has a mounding habit and forms a tight uniform tuft
  • Very narrow leaf blades are blue-green to dark green, turning tan in colour early in the fall
  • Bloom Time: August
  • Flower Height: 40 cm
  • Foliage Height: 30 cm
  • Grass Type: Cool Season

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Non-flowering

HEIGHT:
30-40 cm

SPREAD:
20-30 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Best grown in full sun and a well-drained soil. Remove spent foliage in the spring. Clumps need to be divided every 2-3 years to maintain their appeal. 

Additional Notes about New Zealand Fescue:


Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.
 

 

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color
Deciduous
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
Blue
LANDSCAPE USES:
Border/edging

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