Hard fescue is a low-growing perennial turf grass that is considered to be one of the best species to use in low-maintenance areas. The species is resilient to environmental conditions encountered along roadsides in the mid-Atlantic region including …

Nov 14, 2022 · What is hard fescue? Hard fescue is a cool-season grass that thrives in cooler temperatures and goes dormant during the hot summer months. It has the botanical name Fescue longifolia and can be grown in USDA zones as low as 3. …

Krajina, hard fescue, is a medium tall, semi-erect, long-lived, densely tufted bunchgrass. It is a large form of sheep fescue and closely related to Chewings fescue. It has broader, longer, coarser, more lax leaves than sheep fescue. It is more drought tolerant than Chewings fescue but not as hardy as native sheep fescues. It is a heavy root ...

Hard fescue is another type of fine fescue that can be found in both shade and low-maintenance lawn seed mixes. Like the other fine fescues, it is shade and drought tolerant, and overall more heat, drought and disease tolerant. As a result, it is increasingly commonplace in seed mixes.

Hard fescue is a popular grass seed for lawns because of its stunning green color and natural resilience to drought and disease. Due to its low-maintenance qualities, this grass species is commonly planted along roadsides for beautification and erosion control.

Hard fescue is best adapted to areas that receive 12 inches or more of precipitation with well-drained medium to fine textured soils. It does not tolerate saturated or saline-alkaline soils and performs best at a pH of 5-6.

Hard fescue (Festuca trachyphylla L.) is one of the grasses with the lowest input requirements. It thrives in all kinds of soils but is found naturally in light dry soils in many regions. The more original types have a bluish colour and varieties are selected for their very high adaptation to drought, heat and winter hardiness.