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Poaceae
Annual fescue
Vulpia myuros
Also known as Rat-tail fescue, Italian ryegrass, Annual meadow fescue
Native Plants · Fescue · Annual Grass · Ornamental Grass · Erosion Control · Poaceae · Ground Cover · Cool Season · Fast Growing · Turf · Wildland
Annual fescue is a fast-growing, fine-leaved grass that establishes quickly in disturbed soils, roadsides, and open sunny areas. It requires minimal care and tolerates a range of soil types, though it performs best with moderate moisture. It is most often used in erosion control or as a temporary cover grass rather than an ornamental planting.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; allow soil surface to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.9–7.6
- Temperature
- -35°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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