Large Blue Fescue Festuca amethystina
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- fes-TOO-kah am-eh-thiss-TEE-nah
- Description
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With its blue-green to blue-silver foliage and leaves rolled and thread-like, large-blue fescue forms attractive, dense evergreen tufts. Above the foliage, small flower spikes emerge. The spikes are green, with a pink-purple tint.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This short-lived plant requires frequent division. It is typically pest free. Rust may affect this plant.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Klose'
Olive green foliage - 'Superba'
Intense blue-silver foliage
- 'Klose'
- 'Klose', 'Superba'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Klose'
Olive green foliage - 'Superba'
Intense blue-silver foliage
- 'Klose'
- 'Klose', 'Superba'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Festuca
- Species:
- amethystina
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central & South East Europe to North East Turkey
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Small green with purple tinge inflorescence is held 2 ft. above the foliage in early summer. The stems are lender amethyst colored stalks.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Lawn
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Fairy Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Problems:
- Short-lived
