Family: Poaceae

Scientific Name: Festuca glauca Elija Blue

Common Name: Elija Blue Fescue

Description

A Blue Fescue cultivar with better foliage color and growth form. Can be short lived but division will rejuvenate the clump.

Pronunciation(fes-TOO-kah)(sin-er-EE-ah)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Grass Ornamental
Hardiness Zone5
Sunlightfull sun for best color
Moistureaverage to moist, tolerates drought
Soil & Sitemoist, well drained, tolerates drought, rots in poorly drained soils
Temperaturecolor of the foliage intensifies with the cooler weather
Leavesclumps of fine textured leaves, shades of blue foliage, semi-evergreen in zone #5
Dimensions10-12" by 10-12"
Maintenancecut off all seed heads, the seeds will germinated and seedlings probably will not be true to the cultivar, cut back in the spring or fall
Propagationeasy by division of the clumps into small plants
Misc FactsSyn: Festuca ovina Elijah Blue and Festuca ovina var. glauca Elijah Blue
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