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Ravine fescue

Festuca sororia

Ravine fescue (Festuca sororia) is a perennial bunch grass native to parts of the western and central United States, usually found in cool, moist or mountain habitats. It is mainly of interest to native-plant and wildlife gardeners rather than as a lawn grass.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then keep soil lightly moist; let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates gravelly or rocky mixes.
Temperature
10–24 °C; tolerates cold winters well, struggles in sustained heat above 30 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic

About

Festuca sororia is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to the U.S. states of California, Missouri and New Mexico. It is perennial and prefers to grow in subalpine or subarctic biomes. It was first described in 1913.

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 sororia 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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