Idaho Fescue
Festuca Idahoensis
Overview
Idaho Fescue (Festuca idahoensis), a durable and low-maintenance grass, thrives in USDA zones 4-8. It boasts fine, blue-green blades, forming tidy clumps up to 2 feet tall and wide. Perfect for water-wise gardens, it tolerates drought once established and prefers full sun to partial shade. Requires well-drained soils. Its unobtrusive seed heads add subtle texture, harmonizing with wildflowers and native shrubs in naturalistic or modern landscapes.
Sun Full, HalfWater Extra in Summer, Very LowZones 6–10Type Grass, Ground cover, PerennialClimate Temperate
Culture
- Sun
- Full, Half
- Water
- Extra in Summer, Very Low
- USDA zones
- 6–10
Shape & size
Classification
- Type
- Grass, Ground cover, Perennial
- Family
- Poaceae
- Climate
- Temperate
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