Festuca flischeri - Uses, Benefits & Care
Status:
valid
Authors:
Rohlena
Source:
wcs
Year:
1902
Citation Micro:
Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 8: 85 1902
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000869595
Common Names
- Fischer's Fescue
- Fischer's Meadow Fescue
- Fischer's Festuca
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Festuca flischeri (also called Fischers 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 flischeri 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 flischeri has small, yellow-green flowers, small, dark brown seeds, and long, slender seedlings.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Festuca flischeri is a perennial grass that grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and can tolerate some shade. Propagation is by seed or division of clumps. It can be divided in spring or fall.
Where to Find Festuca flischeri
Festuca flischeri 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,
References
The Plant List v1.1 record kew-414304: Based on the initial data import
Josef Rohlena (1874-1944): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Rohlena' in the authors string.