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Poaceae
Festuca myuros
Festuca myuros
Also known as Mygalurus caudatus, Vulpia vaginata, Festuca myuros var. racemifera, Festuca myuros var. subnuda
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Fescue · Low Maintenance · Drought Tolerant · Naturalistic · Fine Foliage · Ground Cover · Meadow · Cool Season Grass · Wild Grass
Festuca myuros, commonly known as rattail fescue, is a fine-leaved annual or short-lived perennial grass that tolerates a wide range of soils and low fertility conditions. It is largely self-sufficient once established and requires minimal watering except during prolonged drought. Best suited to naturalistic plantings, roadsides, or disturbed ground where low maintenance is desired.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to moisten the soil surface; avoid waterlogging · Every 10-14 days during dry spells; rainfall usually sufficient
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is.
Sources: trefle, usda
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