Facts About Little Bighorn Blue Fescue Grass
Festuca glauca
Little Bighorn is a blue hard fescue developed by Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. It has a compact upright growth habit with red-purple seed heads. Blue fescue is
often used in stabilization mixtures with wildflowers. Little bighorn fescue seed can also be sown for a low maintenance lawn. The bunch type habit and blue color enhances ornamental features
of a meadow-like landscape. This eco friendly fescue grass
has a beautiful appearance when left un-mowed and is most commonly used for:
- Golf course roughs
- Parks
- Roadsides, slopes and reclamation
- Wildflower mixes
- Lawns where a beautiful eco friendly solution is desired.
Adaptation of Little Bighorn Blue Fescue
Little Bighorn blue fescue has excellent tolerances to drought, heat and shade. Blue fescues require little maintenance and like to be mowed high. They will decrease in
turf performance when mowed low and receive too much nitrogen. Like other fine fescues, Little Bighorn is adapted to the cooler areas of the USDA zones 4 to 8.
Soil & Fertility For Little Bighorn Blue Fescue
Little Bighorn prefers soil with a pH of 4.5-8.0. For best results, fertilize at annual rate of 2–3 lbs / 1,000 sq ft of N (10–15 g/m˛). Little Bighorn has good
resistance to insects due to it's moderate endophyte levels.
Establishment of Little Bighorn Blue Fescue
Recommended seeding rate of 3–5 lbs / 1,000 sq ft (14.7 to 24.4 g/m˛) during late summer or spring. Keep seedbed moist during germination and establishment and expect
germination in 7–14 days at a minimum soil temperature of 55° F (12° C). Expect full coverage in 6–8 weeks and mow when turf reaches 2" in height. Once established
it is recommended that Little Bighorn be mowed at a height of 1" - 3" or leave un-mowed when used as a lawn. When grown in shady conditions Little Bighorn should be mowed at 2.5" -
3".
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