Botanical Name: Festuca ovina 'Glauca'
Common Name: Blue fescue
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape small, rounded, clump of fine textured, wire-like grass with a distinctive blue-green color and bristly texture
Height 6" - 12"
Spread 1' - 1-1/2'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil well drained loamy soil preferred
Hardiness hardy (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves very narrow, blue-green, grassy leaves, 4-12" long, wire-like
Flowers inconspicuous, grayish panicles
Fruit inconspicuous grain
 
Propagation:
division, seed
 
Usage:
small area groundcover, border plant, rock gardens, oriental landscapes, facer plant - good source of gray color in the landscape
 
Landscape Care:
Watering moderate - tolerates fairly dry soils after established
Fertilizing little required
Pruning shear back to 2-3" if plant becomes too leggy
Pests/Diseases root rot in heavy soils, soil mealybug
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: North America
Family: Poaceae

Notes:
 
PDF
Your pictures go here