Festuca valesiaca seed
LATIN NAME: FESTUCA VALESIACA
COMMON NAME: Valais Fescue
On the dry, rocky slopes and the steppe grasslands of the mountains, the Valais fescue grows as a dense, tufted, perennial grass with the fine, narrow, grey-green leaves and the narrow, upright panicles of the small, greenish flowers in the early summer, the small, dry grains following. It spreads slowly into a tight, grey-green cushion, and it stands the bitter cold, the drought and the poor, dry, well-drained soils well. Full sun suits it best, with ordinary, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Valais fescue comes up in the studies of the dryland grasses of the mountains, its tight grey cushions and its narrow panicles keeping it in view in the work on the steppe grasses of the dry slopes and the erosion-control plants of the region. The research looks at the way the fine leaves cut the water loss, the narrow panicles ripen to the dry grains, and the seed biology of the small, dry seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the rock garden and the dry slope, the Valais fescue forms the tight, grey-green cushions that hold the thin soil and give the fine texture through the year. The tough grass stands the harshest dry ground, and the plant makes the fine rock-garden grass, the erosion-control plant and the plant of the hot, dry garden. It is a plant for the open, sunny, deep and gritty place.
To grow the Valais Fescue from seed, sow the fine seeds on the surface of dry, gritty soil.
Sow the fine seeds on the surface of dry, gritty soil, and keep the young fescues in the open, sunny spot. The narrow panicles open with the early summer.
LATIN NAME: Festuca valesiaca
COMMON NAME: Volga Fescue
The Volga fescue is a fine, slender, tufted grass of the dry grasslands, and its neat, narrow heads of the fine seed have made it a valued grass of the steppe and the garden border. The herb steadily grows into a dense, tufted clump, with a mature height of 30-60 cm. It is a species of the grass in the Poaceae family, and it is native to the Europe and the central and the western Asia, while it has been introduced to the North America, and it is known as the Volga fescue.
The Volga fescue belongs to the grass family, Poaceae, and it is a species of the perennial tufted grass, native to the Europe and the Asia, while it has been planted in the North America, and it is known as the Volga fescue. It is prized for its fine, slender, tufted habit and its delicate, nodding heads of the fine seed.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Volga fescue has a real and steady place in the research. It has been studied in the agriculture and the range science, since its fine, tufted growth and its hardiness have made it a valued grass of the dry pastures and the rangeland, and researchers have examined its grazing, its persistence and its value as a forage, while its reliability on the dry lands has drawn attention in the international agricultural press as a valued grass of the steppe. The plant has also been studied in the ecology and the land restoration, since it is a hardy, drought-tolerant tufted grass, and researchers have examined its use in the erosion control and the re-vegetation of the dry lands, while its value in the restoration of the degraded grassland has been of continuing interest, and its fine, slender seed has been used in the reseeding of the pastures. The species has also been studied in the botany and the genetics, since its many forms differ in their habit and their hardiness, and the relationships among the fescues have been examined, while the breeding of the improved lines has been of continuing interest. For a grass of such fine usefulness, the Volga fescue has a steady and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Volga fescue is a sturdy plant of the open lands. Its fine, dense tufts bind the soil of the dry pastures and the slopes, and its slender leaves give a light cover, while it is a reliable presence in the grasslands of the Europe and the Asia. It is a grass that takes the cold winters and the hot, dry summers of the steppe in its stride, and its fine, dense tufts hold the thin soils of the slopes together through the driest of the years.
Its economic value is real. The Volga fescue is prized for its value as a forage and a ground-cover grass, and its hardiness has drawn attention in the international agricultural press as a valued grass of the dry lands, while its fine, delicate habit has also made it a charming grass of the ornamental border. For a grower, the Volga fescue is an easy and rewarding grass, and for a gardener it brings a fine, slender, tufted grass of the steppe. The seeds are easy to start — sow them just below the surface of a pot or a seed bed of light, well-drained soil, keep them lightly watered, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a fine, hardy, tufted grass.