Cool Season Perennial
Festulolium is a cross between meadow fescue or tall fescue and perennial ryegrass or annual ryegrass. Regardless the actual cross, it is an upright short lived bunchgrass perennial. Fescue types tend to be more winter hardy than the ryegrass types, but are a bit less palatable. Festulolium has good resistance to salinity, moderately resistant to drought.
Seeds per pound: 227,000 Seeds/sq ft/pound 6.2
Uses:
- Erosion control
- Soil builder
- Nitrogen scavenger
- Weed suppression
- Grazing potential
- Hay potential
Strengths:
- Palatability
- Regrowth
- Good yield
Concerns:
Requires good soil fertility, relatively short lived.
Grazing:
Excellent. Good regrowth and palatability.
Hay:
Good. Regrowth may cause issues.
Mycorrhizal support? Yes
