Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra

Strengths

• Very durable.
• Great shade tolerance.
• Faster establishment than other types of red fescue.
• Type of red fescue that behaves best in winter.
• Produces fine-leaved turf.
• Withstands frequent and close mowing.
• Withstands low maintenance.
• Enhances poor soils quite well.
• Very durable.
• Grows fairly slowly.
• Good shade tolerance.

Weaknesses

• Quite slow establishment.
• Some varieties are susceptible to red thread.
• Produces a thicker, more hollow turf than other red fescues.
• The most sensitive type to trampling.
• Fewer overall qualities than other red fescues.
• Grows fairly rapidly.
• Low tolerance to trampling and tearing.
• Thatchy.