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Lolium giganteum
Also called Giant Ryegrass, Great Fescue
Giant fescue is a tall, loosely tufted woodland grass, also called giant ryegrass, that is most often seen in damp, shady places rather than grown as a garden plant. It thrives in moist, neutral to lime-rich soil and is sometimes used in naturalistic or woodland planting.
Lolium giganteum, giant fescue, is a woodland grass that grows on neutral to base-rich soils, often near streams or other damp places. It is native to Europe and much of Asia and has been introduced to parts of North America.
Most publications have used the names Festuca gigantea or, more recently, Schedonorus giganteus for this species, but DNA studies appear to have settled a long debate that it should be included within the genus Lolium instead.
It is a common plant found especially on heavy, neutral and calcareous soils, in woodland, hedge banks and shady places. It is said to grow best in moist woods.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lolium giganteum 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.
