Three Week Fescue / Pacific Fescue / Small Fescue (Festuca microstachys (Vulpia microstachys))

Common Name(s): Three Week Fescue, Pacific Fescue, Small Fescue Botanical Name(s): Festuca microstachys (Vulpia microstachys) Three Week Fescue, Pacific Fescue, Small FescueLow growing, quick establishing bunchgrass.  Useful in seed mixtures as a nurse crop, post fire restoration and erosion control.  Drought tolerant and well adapted to sand and loam soils. Seeds per pound: 420,000 Seeding rate per pound₁: 5,000 sq. ft. % Purity  /  % Germination (Typical) 90 / 80 Growing Regions: All areas in western U.S. under 5,300 ft except deserts. Native To: California Life Cycle: Annual Characteristics: Bunchgrass Season Type: Cool-Season Exposure: Sun Height: 6-18 inches Establishment: Fast Water Requirements: Very low Wildlife: None Cultural InformationIf used only as a nurse crop cut off seed heads before they develop.  Will reseed in fall/winter if seed is allowed to develop. ₁ Seeding rate is based on seeding alone.  When seeding with othe