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Creeping Red Fescue is a lovely, soft, dark green cool-season lawn type with a hint of red at the base which is part of the family of Fescue grasses known as Fine Fescues. It has a refined fine leaf blade making it a perfect grass type for an easy, low-maintenance ground cover.

Creeping Red Fescue gets its name from the ability to ‘creep’ into other areas due to the rhizomes with which this grass spreads, not the color. This makes it a superb choice to companion plant with other grasses to fill in where they lack. For example, a Ryegrass companion will give the lawn far greater durability to traffic and pets, while a Kentucky Bluegrass mix will deepen and darken the color of the lawn nicely.

Creeping Red Fescue is a great choice for landscaping, as it grows quickly and covers lots of ground. Because it grows well in sandy soil, it is also great for landscaping in tough spots.

Creeping Red Fescue is a shade-tolerant, eco-friendly grass that is easy to grow from seed. Creeping Red Fescue is easy on the environment due to low water, mowing, and fertilization requirements. Even though it is one of the most shade-tolerant varieties, it will also tolerate full sun conditions although more water may be required.

A cool climate grass, Creeping Red Fescue is not suitable for the warmer regions of Australia but is suited to the more temperate climates of Victoria and Tasmania.

Sowing Rate:

• New Lawns: 30 grams per square meter (3kg/100m2).
• Overseeding: 20 grams per square meter (2kg/100m2).

For more information see below for Description and Features to see if this grass suits you!