Poaceae
Brome fescue
Vulpia bromoides
Also known as Festuca bromoides, Brome grass, Brome-like fescue
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Fescue · Meadow · Annual Grass · Ecological Restoration · Drought Adapted · Fine-Leaved · Wild Grass
Brome fescue is a slender annual grass best suited to open, sunny positions with well-drained soils, where it establishes with minimal intervention. It is primarily of interest in naturalistic meadow plantings or ecological restoration projects rather than ornamental gardens. Little supplemental watering or feeding is required, as this grass is well adapted to lean, dry conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Light to moderate watering; allow soil surface to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days; tolerates irregular watering once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
Sources: trefle, usda
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