Blue fescue
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Common Name: Blue fescue
Genus: Festuca
Species: glauca
Cultivar: 'Elijah Blue'
Category: Grasses & Bamboos
Height: 0.30 m (30 cm)
Spread: 0.25 m (25 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: June and July
Foliage Type: Semi Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Blue/Green, Grey/Silver
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Soil Type: Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage, Suitable for growing in containers, Good for a rock garden
A compact blue leaved ornamental grass with needle-like, silvery blue-green leaves and short spikes of blue-green midsummer flowers gradually fading to buff. Neat and rounded in shape, it looks great in a gravel garden combined with the spires of blue and purple-flowering perennials or with Mediterranean-style plants.
- Garden care: Comb through the plant with your fingers in winter to remove dead foliage. Container-grown specimens should be watered well when they are establishing.
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