{"product_id":"stipa-pulchra-purple-needlegrass-copy","title":"Festuca californica - California Fescue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFestuca californica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003eCalifornia Fescue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePot Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gallon \u0026amp; 4\" Deep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis California native grass boasts a large handsome fountainlike habit, with blue-green blades forming 3 x 3-foot mounds. With deep fibrous root systems, they provide excellent erosion control on banks and slopes, serve well in wildflower meadows, and are very ornamental. They provide food for wildlife, especially butterflies. 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