Festuca rubra L. Ssp communata

Strengths

• Produces fine, dense turf.
• Has the finest leaves of all the species.
• This is the most attractive red fescue.
• Grows fairly slowly.
• Withstands low maintenance.
• Enhances poor soils quite well.

Weaknesses

• Quite slow establishment.
• This is the red fescue most sensitive to drought.
• Some varieties are susceptible to red thread.
• Low tolerance to trampling and tearing.
• Thatchy.