Three-week Fescue (Festuca microstachys)

Three-week Fescue (Vulpia microstachys) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in disturbed or recently burned, open, sandy places, at elevations from 0-5000 feet. Description from Calscape.

Growers: Heritage Growers

Other Names Used: Pacific Fescue, Small Fescue

Family: Poaceae

Life Cycle: Annual

Plant Type: Grass

Sun Exposure: Full

Bloom Period: Spring, Summer

Bloom Color(s): Brown

Plant Height: 2 feet tall

Plant Width: 6 inches wide

California Regions:

• San Francisco Bay Area
• North Coast
• Central Valley
• Sierra Foothills
• Sierra Nevada
• Central California Coast
• Southern Coast
• Southern California Inland
• Desert

Ecological Benefits:

• Drought Tolerant
• Attracts birds, wildlife

Ecological Functions:

• Grows in Containers
• Ground Cover
• Lawn Alternative

Habitat Type:

• Chaparral
• Coastal Grassland
• Valley Grassland
• Oak Woodland 
• Yellow Pine Forest

Human Uses/Cautions: Seeds edible

Skill Level: Beginner

Seed Pretreatment: None