Plant Information

Festuca Elijah Blue

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Plant Details:

Scientific Name: Festuca cinerea/Festuca glauca

Common Name: Blue Fescue

Hardiness Zone: 4a - 11

Hardiness Degree: -30°F (-34.4°C)

Blooming Season: Summer

Plant Habit: Upright

Characteristics: Colorful/Attractive Foliage, Heat Tolerant

Water: Medium

Fertilize: None or when needed only

Spacing: 6 - 9" (15 - 23cm)

Height: 8 - 12" (20 - 30cm)

Width: 8 - 12" (20 - 30cm)

Exposure: Sun

General Information: An enchanting ornamental grass that brings the calm beauty of a windswept meadow to your garden with its striking silvery-blue foliage and graceful mounding habit.

Grower Information:

Small, evergreen ornamental grass makes a fast-growing, dense mound with a blue-gray color that holds up even in the heat of Summer. Buff-colored flowers create eye-catching contrast. Excellent landscape plant for edging or mass groundcover. Drought tolerant when established.