Festuca rubra 'Molate' – Red Fescue Grass

Festuca rubra 'Molate' – Red Fescue

A versatile California native grass perfect for lawns, meadows, and naturalistic landscapes! This exceptional semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial grass can be grown as a lawn or meadow grass, offering a low-maintenance alternative to traditional turf. With its clumping and spreading habit, this adaptable grass is excellent for ground cover, rock gardens, and slopes where erosion control is needed.

Key Features:

• Semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial grass native to California
• Drought, deer, and coast tolerant – perfect for low-maintenance gardens
• Can be grown as lawn or meadow grass
• Clumping and spreading habit provides excellent ground cover
• Purple-tinged spikelets in spring and summer add seasonal interest
• Attracts butterflies to your garden
• Excellent for ground cover, rock gardens, and slopes
• Tolerates sun, part shade, and shade conditions

Growing Details:
Height: 1-3 feet | Spread: 1-2+ feet
Exposure: Sun to part shade (can tolerate shade) | Water: Moderate to dry
Bloom time: Spring-summer | Bloom color: Purple-tinged spikelets
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3
Native to California