Festuca rubra ssp. rubra
Creeping red fescue is the shade specialist of northern lawn mixes. It tolerates 2-4 hours of sun, sips water, needs little fertilizer, and spreads slowly by short rhizomes. You will find it in nearly every quality "sun & shade" or "dense shade" blend, where it quietly carries the parts of the yard nothing else can.
Shaded northern yards and low-maintenance mixes.
Products where creeping red fescue is the dominant species in the bag — verified from guaranteed-analysis labels and manufacturer specs, not the front of the bag.
Grass SeedOutsidepride
Outsidepride sells this creeping red fescue as raw seed for cooler lawns and lighter-use areas. Its fine leaves, shade tolerance and slow rhizome spread are useful traits, but they do not make it a fast-repairing play lawn.
Grass SeedThis 5.6-pound Sun & Shade Mix combines Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass and fine fescues with fertilizer and soil improver. It covers 745 square feet of new lawn or 2,240 of overseeding. The mixed-species approach is useful for varied light, but cannot make every deeply shaded spot a good lawn.
These products contain creeping red fescue as a supporting species. Where a real label states the percentage, we show it; otherwise it only prints on each lot's seed tag.
Fine Fescue Blend (20% Hard Fescue, 40% Chewings Fescue, 40% Creeping Red Fescue)
Kentucky Bluegrass / Fine Fescue / Perennial Ryegrass Blend
Perennial Ryegrass / Fine Fescue / Kentucky Bluegrass Blend
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