Blue Fescue

Festuca glauca

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Ornamental Grass

Plant Family: Poaceae

Plant Description: Small, clump-forming grass. Bluish-green foliage makes a superb color accent. Bears wheat-golden seedheads up to ten inches long in May-June. Extremely drought and heat tolerant. Great as a container plant or in masses.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Ornamental Grass - Evergreen

Plant Care: Ornamental Grass - Evergreen (showy non-turf grasses that do not go dormant during the winter): Brush through the grass clump each spring with gloved hands or a stiff wire rake to remove dead leaves. Do not cut back unless to remove seed heads or abnormally long leaves. This is best to done in late winter to early spring.

Video: Raking Out Evergreen Ornamental Grasses - Spring Cleanup

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 10" tall and wide

Utah Native: No

Nativar: No

Plant Select: No

Pollinator Friendly: No

Localscapes: Infill Plant, Park Strip Plant, Central Open Shape

Evergreen: Yes

Foliage Interest: No

Foliage Colors: Blue-Green, Green

Bloom Colors: Inconspicuous

Bloom Seasons: Early Summer

Bloom Period: Jun - Jul

Erosion Control: Yes

Ground Cover: No

Foodscape: No

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8

Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)

Irrigation Requirement:

Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)

Salt Tolerant: Yes

Deer Tolerant: Yes

Garden Location:

Not on display
- Not on display

Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter