Blue Fescue
(Festuca glauca)

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Evergreen tuft forming fine textured perennial grass (0.3m x 0.2m) from Europe. Radiating clump of blue green to silvery white soft needle-like leaves. Fine panicles of spikelets in summer turning into buff brown seed heads. Useful for a border, edging, specimen in groups or mass planting. Plant densely for solid cover. Prune foliage back one third in spring. Needs well drained soil. Drought tolerant when in partial shade.

Type
Exotic
Maintenance
Low
Water use
Minimal
Tolerances
Frost
Shade levels
Full sun, Sun/shade
Colours
Green, Blue