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Festuca floribunda

Dielsiochloa

Also called Fescue, Fescues

Festuca floribunda (formerly Dielsiochloa floribunda) is a native grass of the Andes in Bolivia, Peru, northwest Argentina and northern Chile, and is rarely grown as an ornamental. Fescues in general are cool-season, tufted grasses suited to temperate gardens with good drainage.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates poor, rocky ground.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; grows best in cool conditions and suffers in prolonged heat.
How easy
Easy

About

Festuca floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to western South America (Bolivia, Peru, northwestern Argentina and northern Chile). When placed in the monotypic genus Dielsiochloa as Dielsiochloa floribunda, it was the only species.

Other Festuca plants

Festuca abyssinica · Banks Peninsula Blue Tussock · Festuca alatavica · Festuca aloha · Festuca alpina · Altai fescue · Wood Fescue · Amethyst Fescue · Festuca ampla · Festuca amplissima · Festuca argentina · Arizona fescue

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Festuca floribunda by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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