Festuca glauca
BLUE FESCUE
Family: Poaceae
Pronounced: fes-TOO-ka GLOW-ka
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Growing Guide
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GROWING GUIDE
Origin:
Temperate regions.
Plant Group:
Grasses.
Hardiness:
Sunset zones: All (Western).
USDA zones: 4-8.
Heat zones: 8-1.
Mature size:
Height: 12 inches (30 cm).
Width: 10 inches (25 cm).
Flowering period:
Early to midsummer.
Flowering attributes:
Spikes of violet and blue-green flowers.
Leaf attributes:
Inrolled, linear and smooth blue leaves.
Growth habit:
Evergreen, clump forming.
Light:
Full sun.
Soil:
Slightly fertile, dry, well-drained soil.
Propagation Methods:
Sow seed autumn to spring.
Divide every three years in spring.
Rainy Side Notes
Deadhead seed heads to restrain them from seeding around the garden. Festuca glauca is a well-behaved grass as long as you attend to deadheading. Otherwise, if you do not, be prepared to contend with many baby fescue seedlings. This is an annual chore, and worth it to add stunning blue foliage to the garden year round.
Photographed in author's garden.
Gardening for the Homebrewer: Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Gruit, Cider, Perry, and More
By co-authors Debbie Teashon (Rainy Side Gardeners) and Wendy Tweton
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