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Festuca pseudodura

Festuca pseudodura
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0

Festuca pseudodura is a perennial tufted grass from the eastern Alps, a cold-hardy ornamental or meadow grass rather than a common garden plant. It suits sunny, well-drained spots in cool temperate climates.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then let it rely mostly on rainfall; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, lean or gritty soil, including rocky or alpine-type mixes.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; comfortable in cool temperate conditions, protect from prolonged heat and humidity.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Alps
Climate
temperate

About

Festuca pseudodura is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to the eastern Alps. It is a perennial plant and prefers to grow in temperate biomes.

Other Festuca plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Festuca pseudodura 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.

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.

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