Also known as Atlas Fescue, this grass has an upright growth habit and forms a loose, uniform, semi-evergreen clump. Its leaf blades are bluish-green, and slender seed spikes rise above the foliage, starting out green and maturing to a tan color.

Best grown in full sun and a well-drained soil. Remove spent foliage in the spring.

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.