| Description | Beyond Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca) A compact grass forming a tuft of intensely silver-blue fine leaves. Can be short lived unless its divided to maintain vigor. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (fes-TOO-kah) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental, Site author's observations, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full for best foliage color |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drought once established |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, tolerates drought, rots in poorly drained soils |
| Temperature | tolerates heat |
| Flowers | buff colored on tall slender stalks |
| Leaves | fine textured leaves, lighter blue in spring than darkening |
| Dimensions | about 12 by 12 inches, taller if you include the flower scape, forms a pin cushion like tuft |
| Maintenance | cut off all seed heads, the seeds will germinated and seedlings probably will not be true to the cultivar, remove dead foliage in the spring or fall, divide to maintain vigor |
| Propagation | division, won't come true from seed |
| Cultivar Origin | 2002 by Annemarie Blom of Haarsteeg of the Netherlands, a chimeric mutation of Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'. |
| Misc Facts | foliage may decline considerably in hot, humid summers. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
Cart
