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Blue Fescue

Scientific name: Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Taxonomy
Family:Poaceae
Type:Ornamental grasses
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 8
Plant Characteristics
Height:1 ft
Width:1 ft
Bloom:Summer flowers
Bloom Time:June to July
Bloom Color:Green
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description As a clumping ornamental grass, blue fescue 'Elijah Blue' offers an outstanding icy-blue coloration to its blades and can maintain its form all summer long.

  Morphology:
An evergreen, ornamental grass that resembles a pin-cushion bristling with blue pins. Buff colored flowers, which appear in May through June, rise above foliage in summer on mature plants creating eye-catching contrast. Fast-growing, dense mounds 12” tall by 12” wide.

  Adaptation:
Blue fescue grass is perfectly suited for edging borders or mass plantings as a ground cover. Does best in full sun. Larger clumps can be divided over time.

  Pests:
None reported.

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