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Festuca glauca
Blue Fescue (Gray Fescue)
The dense, evergreen tuft of needle-like, blue-green to blue foliage is suitable for edging and produces narrow seed spikes.
- » A.K.A. Festuca ovina Glauca
- » Grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense, uniform, semi-evergreen tuft
- » Very narrow leaf blades are blue-green to blue
- » Narrow seed spikes emerge green, flower purple and age to a tan colour
- » Bloom Time: June to July
- » Flower Height: 35 cm
- » Foliage Height: 20 cm
- » Grass Type: Cool Season
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Additional Information about Festuca glauca
Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and continue until 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.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Festuca glauca
Best grown in full sun and a well-drained soil with some tolerance to drought and poor soils. Remove spent foliage in the spring. Clumps need to be divided every 2-3 years to maintain their appeal.
