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| Festuca mairei (Atlas Fescue) July 2, 2012 at Lovegrass Farm |
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Festuca mairei (young divisions) July 9, 2012
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| Festuca mairei with Sea Holly on July 27, 2012 at Lovegrass Farm |
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| Festuca mairei on October 31, 2012 at Lovegrass Farm |
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Festuca mairei on July 13, 2012 at Lovegrass Farm
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Festuca (fess-TOO-kah) mairei (MAY-ree-eye) (Atlas fescue) has narrow gray-green foliage 2 - 2 1/2 ft. (60 - 75 cm.) tall and wide with very fine stems and starts flowering in June. A
cool season slow grower with good tolerance to hot summers it is very durable and long lived. Mairei grows in an arching
clump. It is fast becoming one of the most dependable grasses for creating drought tolerant meadows; makes a
great accent in a meadow of shorter grasses. Mairei offers
excellent erosion control on hillsides and stream beds. Growing in full sun to light shade Mairei works well in beds and borders or massed as a ground cover. It did really well in our hot dry summer last year!
Port for this really beautiful grass that must be as beautiful surrounded by a border of boxwood!
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