This fine textured cool season perennial grass forms a tufted habit. The fine textured medium to dark green linear leaves only tolerate close mowing in cool climates and the brownish flowers appear above the foliage during summer.

Hardiness zones 5 to 9

Festuca nigrescensis naturally found in Europe growing in a sunny to semi shaded position with protection from temperature extremes and prefers a moderate to well drained sandy to clay loam with a pH 5.5-6.5 and is slightly frost tolerand but drought and salt tender.

Chewing Fescue is grown for its fine erect high density foliage. It is planted on playing fields or in domestic gardens and in public parks. It is also planted under trees as it tolerates some shade. It is commonly used in cool climate grass mixtures due to its shade, wear and drought tolerance. ID 684

Festuca (fes-TOO-ka) nigrescens(ni-GRES-ens)

Poaceae(poh_AY-see-ee)
Grass Family