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Festuca kurtziana is a perennial tussock grass native to the Andes of central Chile and western Argentina, grown mainly as a hardy ornamental or for alpine-style plantings. It needs cool conditions, good drainage and full sun to do well.
Festuca kurtziana is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Argentina, and Central Chile. It is perennial and mainly grows on subalpine or subarctic biomes. It was first published in 1927.
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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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
