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Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' - Blue Fescue cultivar
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' - Blue Fescue cultivar
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Sizes available: #1 (Trade gallon)
Basics: zones 3-8, 8-10" x 18", full sun, wants well-drained soil, drought tolerant once established.
Common names: Blue Fescue, Sheep Fescue
Family: Poaceae
Origin/Distribution: This is a cultivar of Festuca ovina.
More: Adds a different texture, shape, and color to the sunny rock garden and is a potential ground cover for open, sunny, well-drained spots. Makes compact, symmetrical bun which lends formality. Looks good with Dianthus species and continues to look good throughout the fall. Grasses offer potential winter shelter to small mammals. Voles may nest in this grass under the snow. It bounces back just fine.
Source: Van Berkum Nursery
Image credit: illustration of Blue Fescue from Wikimedia Commons
