Heilongjiang Grass Seed Flower SeedManufacturer DistributionPurple fescue(Scientific name: Festuca rubra L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Poaceae family, subgenus Festuca, with sparse or dense clusters, upright stems, no hair, and a height of up to 70 centimeters. The leaf sheaths are rough, the leaf tongues are flat, the leaves are folded or curled inward, sparse and flattened, the flowering period is open, the branches are rough, the spikelets are light green or dark purple, the back of the glumes are smooth or slightly rough, the edges are narrow and membranous, one glume is narrow lanceolate, the second glume is wide lanceolate, the back of the lemma is smooth or rough or hairy, the palea is nearly equal in length to the palea, and flowers and fruits bloom from June to September.

Distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai, as well as most of the southwestern and central regions of China. It is also distributed in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Growing in mountain grasslands, alpine meadows, riverbanks, roadsides, shrubs, understory areas, etc. at elevations of 600-4500 meters.

Purple fescue can fully utilize weak light and has many clustered leaves, resulting in a good greening effect. Distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai, as well as most of the southwestern and central regions of China. It is also distributed in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. It naturally grows in mountainous grasslands, alpine meadows, riverbanks, roadsides, shrubs, and understory areas at elevations of 600-4500 meters.

Purple fescue prefers fertilizer and is tolerant to barrenness. It grows well in gravelly and hilly areas and prefers slightly acidic to neutral soils, with a pH value of 6.0-7.5 being the most suitable. However, it grows poorly in alkaline soils above 8.0. Purple fescue can fully utilize weak light and has many clustered leaves, resulting in good greening effects. It has played a good role in greening and beautifying the Heilongjiang, Wusuli, and Songhua rivers in China.