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Poaceae
Festuca laevigata
Festuca laevigata
Also known as Festuca curvula subsp. crassifolia, Festuca crassifolia, Festuca cinerea subsp. crassifolia, Festuca duriuscula subsp. crassifolia
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Festuca · Fine-Leaved · Ground Cover · Rock Garden · European Native · Perennial · Low Maintenance · Grass · Border
Festuca laevigata is a fine-leaved ornamental grass native to Western Europe, well suited to borders, rock gardens, and ground cover plantings. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soils, requiring only occasional watering once established. Trim back lightly in early spring to encourage fresh growth and maintain a tidy appearance.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly, allowing soil to dry between waterings; avoid overwatering · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, France, Spain, Switzerland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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