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Poaceae
Shade fescue
Festuca heterophylla
Also known as Heterophyllous fescue, Various-leaved fescue, Wood fescue, Festuca heterophylla var. erecta
Zones 4–9Sun Partial ShadeWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Shade Grass · Fescue · Cool Season Grass · Groundcover · Lawn Alternative · Shade Tolerant · Ornamental Grass · Festuca · Low Maintenance · European Grass
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 10/21/2026
Shade fescue is an elegant, fine-textured cool-season grass that thrives in shaded and partially shaded garden spots where other grasses struggle. It requires minimal care once established — simply water moderately and avoid heavy foot traffic. It is an excellent choice for underplanting trees or covering shaded slopes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil consistently moist but not saturated · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New York, North Caucasus, Poland
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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