Red fescue
Festuca Rubra L.
Gondolin
- Originator:
- DLF-TRIFOLIUM A/S.
- Cultivation districts:
- Northern (1), Northwest (2), Central (3), Volga-Vyatka (4), Central Black Earth (5), Middle Volga (7), Lower Volga (8), Ural (9), West Siberian (10), East Siberian (11), Far East (12)
- Yield:
- dry matter — 6.6 t/ha
- For lawn grass mixtures
Grow features
Octoploid. The anthocyanin coloration of the leaf sheath in the summer in the year of sowing is strong. The bush in the fall in the year of sowing is intermediate — semi-creeping, the leaf is dark green. The time of inflorescence heading in the second year is average or late. The flag leaf is long and wide. The stem when fully developed is very long, the inflorescence is long. The variety is resistant to lodging, winter-hardy. Drought tolerance is medium. It is suitable for grass mixtures both for creating lawns and for grassland use.