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A multi-purpose, very persistent red fescue for grazing and lawns

• Very robust with even, high yields
• Forms a very dense sward
• Tolerates low cutting
• Winter hardy
• Very healthy
• Good resistance to crown rust and to other common diseases in grasses
• Adaptive to less fertile soil

• High and stable yields
• Rustic plants
• Forms very dense turf, durable, resistant to trampling, lawns with strong turf
• Has narrow, small leaves that form dense, compact tufts
• Leaves may have a slightly reddish-brown tint, especially at the base
• It is a tufted grass that grows to a height of 30-60 cm, depending on environmental conditions
• Inflorescences – green-purple panicles
• Winters well (resistance 8 points)
• Persists for a long time in grasslands
• Very resistant to leaf diseases
• Due to its resistance to leaf diseases, especially to crown rust, the grass retains its high nutritional value and decorativeness throughout the growing season
• Tolerates low grazing and low cutting (7 points)
• Used in pastures, especially in mixtures with other forage grasses, due to good digestibility and nutritional value
• Has a moderate protein content, making it a valuable animal feed
• Provides easily digestible carbohydrates that are a source of energy for animals
• It is a source of essential vitamins and minerals such as calcium, magnesium and B vitamins
• Perennial plant, can grow for many years without reseeding
• Quickly forms a dense and compact turf, which is useful for rapid regeneration of lawns and pastures
• Well suited for pastures/lawns installed in drier, more acidic, less fertile soils
• Can also be used for lawns due to its exceptional decorative properties
• Due to its ability to create dense, compact turf, red fescue is ideal for lawns, parks, sports fields and recreational areas
• Spreads well, so it fills gaps in the lawn and grows well on slopes
• It is widely used for slope stabilization, degraded land reclamation and in anti-erosion protection projects due to its strong root system and stolon’s
• Slow growth rate encourages less frequent mowing
• High resistance to adverse weather and soil conditions
• Highly resistant to a wide range of environmental conditions including low temperatures, drought, soil salinity and moderate shade
• Adapts well to a variety of soil types, including sandy, clay and peat soils. They also tolerate low fertility and moderately acidic soils
• The strong root system of red fescue helps improve soil structure, increases its fertility and prevents erosion
• Recommended for sunny locations, but also tolerates moderate shaded places

• Ploidy – 8
• High regenerative capacity
• Creeping plants
• Exceptional rhizome formation habit
• Excellent turf density
• Colour – medium to dark green
• Moderately fine leaves
• Universal use
• Is an essential component of many lawns’ mixtures

• In landscape lawns – 4 points *
• The colour of grass in recreational lawns – 5 points **
• Fineness of leaves in recreational lawns – 6 points **
• Grass density in recreational lawns – 6 points **
• Suitability for recreational lawns – 6 points **
• Suitability for landscape lawns – 6 points **

When: * 3: not suitable / 6: suitable/good / 9: extremely suitable ** 1: very early, very low / 5: medium / 9: very late, very high/good

*Source: Forschungsgesellschaft Landschaftsentwicklung Landschaftsbau e.V. [research society for landscape development and landscaping], RSM Rasen [German standard seed mixtures for lawns] 2017

** Cultivar classification

• Heading time – 6 points
• Heading (in Germany) – 32 days after April 1
• Growth height/initial development – 7 points
• Growth habits/initial development – 4 points
• Growth height / fully developed – 8 points
• Growth habits / fully developed – 3 points
• Stem length – 8 points
• Primary mass formation – 6 points
• Tendency to dormancy – 4 points
• Resistance – 6 points
• Cutting density – 5 points
• Total dry matter yield – 6 points
• Dry matter yield of the first cut – 7 points
• Dry matter yield of subsequent cuts – 5 points

*According to Beschreibende Sortenliste. Futtergräse Ersparsette, Klee, Luzerne, 2020, Bundessortenamt, data

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam