Hard Fescue, Sheep Fescue Festuca ovina duriuscula

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Botanical Name:

Festuca ovina duriuscula

Family:

Poaceae

Genus:

Festuca

Species:

ovina

Variety:

duriuscula

Common Name:

Hard Fescue, Sheep Fescue

Seeds Per Pound:
425,000
Quantity:
2.64 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
250
Germination:
91%
Germination Test Type:
cut
Purity:
99%
Height:
16 inches
Collection Locale:
Washington
Crop Year:
2021
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5
In Stock: 2.64 lb
Prices
  • Festuca ovina duriuscula

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 250 seeds)
$2.95
10 gram (~ 9370 seeds)
$7.50
1 oz (~ 26563 seeds)
$9.95
1 lb (~ 425000 seeds)
$14.50
1 kg (~ 936965 seeds)
$28.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: none required.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: Broadcast, drill or hydroseed. Surface sow and keep moist, mulch the seed bed.
Other: Seeding rate 30 lbs to the acre alone.
In a Nutshell:
* A drought resistant plant once established.
* It succeeds on shallow chalky soils.
* Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. more...
* This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown.
* It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the Portlethen Moss , Scotland. more...
Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov