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Festuca ovina glauca 'Golden Toupee' (Festuca 'Golden Toupee')
1 hour care
per year
per year
0.5m
Max height
Max height
0.5m
Max spread
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Festuca ovina glauca 'Golden Toupee'
Other names
Festuca 'Golden Toupee', Grass 'Golden Toupee'
Genus
Festuca Festuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Golden Toupee' _ 'Golden Toupee' is a compact, tufted ornamental grass, with golden yellow foliage.
Festuca ovina glauca 'Golden Toupee' is: Evergreen
Habit
Clump-forming, Compact
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Flower
Brown in Summer
Foliage
Golden-yellow in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Rust Rust
General care
Propagation
Divide in spring every 2 or 3 years. Can also be grown from seed in a cold frame at a likewise time.
Propagation methods
Division
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Where to grow
Festuca ovina glauca 'Golden Toupee' (Festuca 'Golden Toupee') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
City, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock
Cultivation
Soil does not need any particular richness will grow well in poor or moderately fertile soil with full exposure to wind and sun as long as the site is well drained.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name
Festuca ovina glauca 'Golden Toupee'
Other names
Festuca 'Golden Toupee', Grass 'Golden Toupee'
Genus
Festuca Festuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Golden Toupee' _ 'Golden Toupee' is a compact, tufted ornamental grass, with golden yellow foliage.
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Clump-forming, Compact
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Colour
Flower
Brown in Summer
Foliage
Golden-yellow in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific diseases
General care
Propagation
Divide in spring every 2 or 3 years. Can also be grown from seed in a cold frame at a likewise time.
Propagation methods
Division
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Where to grow
Festuca ovina glauca 'Golden Toupee' (Festuca 'Golden Toupee') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
City, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock
Cultivation
Soil does not need any particular richness will grow well in poor or moderately fertile soil with full exposure to wind and sun as long as the site is well drained.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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