About Molate Creeping Red Fescue
- Plant Family: Poaceae
- Plant Type: Grass (cool season)
- Height by Width: 8-12 in. H x spreading
- Growth Habit: Densly tufted, spreading
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Semi-evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Part sun to shade
- Soil Preference: Adaptable
- Water Requirements: Moderate to regular
- Cold Hardy to: 15 degrees F
- Flower Season: Spring
- Flower Color: Produces seed head
- Endangered?: Not Listed
- Distribution: A selection for the garden. True species found in the Pacific northwest, Cascade Ranges, northern and central Sierra Nevada, central western California, and Transverse Ranges.
- Natural Habitat: Sand dunes, grassland, subalpine forest below 8300'
Photo Credit: Boething Treeland Farms