Ryegrass tall fescue
Lolium multiflorum 'Ryegrass'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Winter
- Bloom color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Notes
'Ryegrass' tall fescue (Lolium multiflorum 'Ryegrass') is a grass for the food garden, where it works as a cover crop. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast in clumps and gives you quick green grass anywhere. Green blooms appear in early to late winter.
Pairs well with Palm sedge, Bok choy, and Joan J raspberry.