Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Grasses and Grass-Like / Ground Covers
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 2-3' x 1-2'
Natural Growth Habit: Clumping
Native To: California
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Cream / White / Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Colorful Foliage / Deer Resistant / Drought Resistant / Erosion Control / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #1, #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 4-9, 14-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-10
Festuca californica is an evergreen cool-season bunchgrass with a clumping, fountain-like habit and featuring blue-green to dull-green narrow leaf blades and greenish-yellow or cream-green airy stalks that can age to amber/tan. Uses include dry shade planting under oaks, mass groundcover, erosion control, border. Can be used in seacoast landscapes. Very low to moderate water needs; highly drought resistant, but looks best with a monthly deep watering in summer. It prefers clay and loamy soils; tolerates serpentine soil. Thrives in full sun to partial shade; has good shade tolerance compared to other fescues. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire-resistance. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 0°F.
Festuca californica is an evergreen cool-season bunchgrass with a clumping, fountain-like habit and featuring blue-green to dull-green narrow leaf blades and greenish-yellow or cream-green airy stalks that can age to amber/tan. Uses include dry shade planting under oaks, mass groundcover, erosion control, border. Can be used in seacoast landscapes. Very low to moderate water needs; highly drought resistant, but looks best with a monthly deep watering in summer. It prefers clay and loamy soils; tolerates serpentine soil. Thrives in full sun to partial shade; has good shade tolerance compared to other fescues. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire-resistance. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 0°F.
