Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

common blue fescue

	Native to Europe
	Needs good drainage
	Cool Season Grower
	Great with low Sedums
	Potential Green Roof plant

Clumping deep sea blue foliage. The most heat tolerant or 'summer hardy' fescue by leaps and bounds. Named by the late Lois Woodhall of the Plantage. Neat evergreen mounds with wheat inflorescences. Stunning!

Height

10-12 Inches

Spread

12 Inches

Spacing

12 Inches

Bloom Color

Yellow

USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8

common blue fescue Interesting Notes

Native to Europe. The genus name comes from the Latin festuca, meaning stalk or stem. Related to arid fescue cultivars of elatior and lawn fescues of rubra.

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' Growing and Maintenance Tips

Festuca glauca prefers average, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerant of drought, salt, heat and humidity. Is prone to center rot if grown in soils that remain wet during the winter. Spreads via rhizomes. Cut foliage to the ground in early spring to maintain neat appearance. Divide in spring or fall.

Use in perennial borders, mass plantings, containers, edgings, rock gardens, or troughs. Beautiful with Sedum 'Bertram Anderson', 'Vera Jamison' or 'Angelina'.