Festuca glauca

Blue Fescue
Festuca Glauca Elijah Blue

This is a mystical, azure-blue grass with highly ornamental, stiff, needle-like foliage and short spikes of attractive blue-green flowers that gradually fade to light brown. It forms thick tufts of wiry blades that look brilliant when combined with purple-flowering perennials or grown in terracotta pots. The flower heads make dense, upright tussocks that are perfect for incorporating into a rockery garden situation or using as a groundcover plant at the front of sunny, well-drained border. Drought tolerant once established, the foliage colour is most vibrant if the plant is kept dry during the summer.

Soil: Any well-drained soil

Rate of Growth: Average

Flowering Period: June to July

Flower Colour: Steel blue

Other Features: The truest blue of all dwarf grasses which makes a great addition to the rock garden, becoming totally drought tolerant once established

Hardiness: Fully hardy

Garden Care: Water sparingly during the summer months to ensure the plant maintains a good colouration whilst not drying. Comb through the plant to remove dead foliage in the winter