Status:
valid
Authors:
Dörfl.
Source:
wcs
Year:
1911
Citation Micro:
Exsicc. (Herb. Norm.) 1911: 5380 1911
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000869594
Common Names
- Fleischer's Fescue
- Fleischer's Meadow Fescue
- Fleischer's Festuca
Description
Festuca fleischeri (also called Fleischer's Fescue, among many other common names) is a perennial grass native to Europe and Asia. It has a clumping growth habit, with thin, arching leaves that are blue-green in color. It prefers full sun and grows in well-drained soils.
Uses & Benefits
Festuca fleischeri is an ornamental grass, grown for its attractive foliage and its ability to tolerate a wide range of climates. It is often used as a hedge or screen plant, and can also be used as a groundcover. It is also popular in bonsai culture.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Festuca fleischeri has small, yellow-green flowers, small, dark brown seeds, and long, slender seedlings.
Cultivation and Propagation
Festuca fleischeri is a grass that grows in a variety of soils and climates. It prefers full sun or partial shade and can tolerate temperatures down to -20°F. Propagation is by division of the clumps or by seed. Seeds should be sown in the spring and kept moist until germination.
Where to Find Festuca fleischeri
Festuca fleischeri is native to Central Europe and can be found in parts of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.
Species in the Festuca genus
Festuca belensis,
Festuca fleischeri,
Festuca flischeri,
Festuca hackelii,
Festuca jierru,
Festuca kolesnikovii,
Festuca napocae,
Festuca oenensis,
Festuca osswaldii,
Festuca pocutica,
Festuca pseudovaria,
Festuca savulescui,
Festuca sjuzevii,
Festuca vihorlatica,
Festuca wettsteinii,
Festuca zobelii,
Festuca abyssinica,
Festuca acamptophylla,
Festuca acanthophylla,
Festuca achtarovii,
Festuca actae,
Festuca acuminata,
Festuca adamovicii,
Festuca adanensis,
Festuca afghanica,
Festuca aguana,
Festuca agustini,
Festuca airoides,
Festuca akhanii,
Festuca alaica,
Festuca alatavica,
Festuca alexeenkoi,
Festuca alfrediana,
Festuca algeriensis,
Festuca alopecuros,
Festuca alpestris,
Festuca alpina,
Festuca altaica,
Festuca altissima,
Festuca altopyrenaica,
Festuca ambigua,
Festuca amblyodes,
Festuca amethystina,
Festuca ampla,
Festuca amplissima,
Festuca amurensis,
Festuca anatolica,
Festuca ancachsana,
Festuca andicola,
Festuca antucensis,
Species in the Poaceae family
Achnatherum pekinense,
Achnatherum pubicalyx,
Achnatherum sibiricum,
Achnatherum turcomanicum,
Achnatherum brandisii,
Achnatherum bromoides,
Achnatherum calamagrostis,
Achnatherum confusum,
Achnatherum inebrians,
Achnatherum jacquemontii,
Achnatherum virescens,
Achnatherum paradoxum,
Achnatherum nakaii,
Achnatherum pelliotii,
Achnatherum haussknechtii,
Achnatherum mandavillei,
Achnatherum pilosum,
Achnatherum parviflorum,
Achnatherum staintonii,
Aciachne acicularis,
Aciachne flagellifera,
Aciachne pulvinata,
Acidosasa breviclavata,
Acidosasa brilletii,
Acidosasa chinensis,
Acidosasa edulis,
Acidosasa glauca,
Acidosasa guangxiensis,
Acidosasa lingchuanensis,
Acidosasa nanunica,
Acidosasa notata,
Acidosasa purpurea,
Acidosasa venusta,
Acidosasa carinata,
Acostia gracilis,
Acrachne henrardiana,
Acrachne perrieri,
Acrachne racemosa,
Acritochaete volkensii,
Acroceras amplectens,
Acroceras attenuatum,
Acroceras boivinii,
Acroceras bosseri,
Acroceras calcicola,
Acroceras chaseae,
Acroceras diffusum,
Acroceras elegans,
Acroceras excavatum,
Acroceras fluminense,
Acroceras gabunense,