Flecha
Tall Fescue

Enterprise Type
Sowing Rate
10-20 kg/haRainfall / Irrigation
400mm+Flecha is a tall Mediterranean fescue with excellent persistence and reliable drought tolerance. It demonstrates high autumn, winter and spring growth, ideally suited to dry regions with consistently hot summers where persistent pastures are required. It contains nil endophyte and is an excellent option for winter and late-spring feed.
Sowing rate:
10-20 kg/ha with clovers
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Flecha tall fescue
Flecha tall fescue sown at Steam Plains Station, 35km north of Conaga NSW. It had just received 125mm of rain and the paddock is irrigated from February to December. This photo is of two weeks regrowth after 4000 ewes grazed the 100ha for 4 weeks.
- Name: Mark Stephen Pasture Seeds
- Location: Steam Plains, Conargo, NSW, Conargo

An alternative approach to planting mixed fescue and lucerne pastures is providing benefits for farmers who have noticed a more effective and reliable establishment of their pastures.In April 2014, Brad oversaw the sowing of a paddock of Flecha Mediterranean tall fescue and Titan 7 lucerne with a Conner Shea 8000 direct drill. The Flecha was sown through one seed box and the Titan 7 sown through the other.Traditionally these fescue/lucerne pastures would be sown as a mix in the same sowing row and therefore competing against each other for nutrients and water.
- Name: Brad Payne
- Location: Scone, NSW

Dustin sowed a mixed pasture which contained Flecha tall fescue, Arrowtas arrowleaf clover,Viper Balansa clover, Riverina and Dalkeith subclovers, lucerne and Tonic plantain. There was "green feed all year round. Plantain and lucerne in summer and clovers and Flecha tall fescue in winter". I "always have somewhere to finish lambs. I don't need to go buy grain to finish them."
- Name: Dustin Kemp
- Location: Warroo, NSW
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This product is available in the following mixes:
SPS Winter Active Fescue Perennial Blend
A deep rooted, winter active tall fescue based pasture blend suited to regions with consistently dry, hot summers, where persistence is required. Not suitable for horses.
Outstanding drought tolerance, even in low rainfall areas
Excellent winter/spring growth
Tolerates heavy waterlogged and moderately saline soils
Alternative to phalaris and ryegrass pastures where conditions allow
Contents:
Flecha Tall Fescue
Riverina Sub Clover SE/KS
Coolamon Sub Clover SE/KS
Sowing rate:
15-20kg/ha
Rainfall:
400-650
Soils:
Loam/Med. Fert
Establishment:
Slow
Persistence:
5-10
MAXImiser Persista Blend
The MAXImiser® Persista Mix contains deep rooted perennial grasses suited to lower rainfall areas combined with annual legumes to produce a pasture that will persist where other species traditionally struggle. This summer dormant blend recovers quickly in autumn to produce excellent quality winter and spring feed.
SPS Low Rainfall Perennial Blend
A deep rooted perennial blend suited to low rainfall areas where other perennial species struggle to survive.
Includes Flecha tall fescue and Uplands Hispanica cocksfoot that are extremely drought tolerant and persistent
Recovers quickly in autumn to produce excellent quality winter/spring feed
An alternative to phalaris and lucerne and will complement these species on the same farm
Contents:
Flecha Tall Fescue
Uplands Hispanica Cocksfoot
Urana Sub Clover SE/KS
Riverina Sub Clover SE/KS
Sowing rate:
18-20kg/ha
Rainfall:
400-600
Soils:
Sandy-Clay Loam/Low-Med Fert
Establishment:
Slow
Persistence:
5-10
SPS Inter Row Vineyard Fescue Mix
An extremley persistent, perennial grass mix suited to low rainfall areas.
Contents:
Flecha Tall Fescue
Uplands Cocksfoot
Sowing Rate:
25kg/ha
Rainfall:
350+
Soils:
Sandy – Clay Loam/ Low-Med Fert
Establishment:
Slow
Persistence:
5-10
MAXImiser Slopes and Plains Performance Mix
This mix has been specifically designed to give a high level of animal performance without compromising persistence. The MAXImiser® Slopes and Plains Performance Mix provides a good balance of both winter and summer active grasses and legumes to allow for good overall production all year round.
MAXImiser Dryland Mix
Ideal for the farmer that requires balanced growth throughout the year the MAXImiser® Dryland Mix includes a range of pasture varieties that are palatable, persistent and nutritious. This blend combines both winter and summer active species allowing farmers to take advantage of rainfall, no matter when it occurs.
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Are you planning to plant a mixed pasture? These products are great companion species to plant with this variety.
Uplands
Uplands is a fine leaved Mediterranean cocksfoot with high tiller density and a very high level of drought and cold tolerance. It is a winter active and partially summer dormant variety that persists well under grazing, producing a large bulk of high protein, high energy forage that is highly palatable.
Best adapted for sowing in low rainfall temperate areas, Uplands grows rapidly in autumn to late spring and is very tolerant of aluminium and acid soils.
Sowing rate:
4-5 kg/ha alone
2-4 kg/ha with early maturing sub clovers
- 350mm+
Urana
A black-seeded variety with very high hard seed levels and exceptional vigour in autumn and winter, Urana sub clover is adaptable for wide-spread use in cropping and pasture rotations, with increased dry matter production and strong red legged earthmite resistance – resulting in stronger seedling growth.
Sowing rate:
10-20 kg/ha alone
6-10 kg/ha in a mix
- 400mm+
Coolamon
A black seeded sub clover variety with high seed production and hard seed levels, Coolamon offers improved seedling regeneration with dense swards for higher herbage development. This high yielding species has good resistance to clover scorch and improved winter and spring production. Ideally Coolamon is suited for sowing with Riverina in hay or grazing pasture mixes.
Sowing rate:
10-20 kg/ha alone
6-10 kg/ha in a mix
- 500mm+