Festuca glauca
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- fes-TOO-kah GLAW-kah
- Description
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Grown for blue-green foliage; can be used as a ground cover or accent plant; semi-evergreen; tends to die out when grown in heavy, poorly drained soil; clumps has a tendency to die and require division every two to three years and are either replaced or replanted.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Elijah Blue'
- 'Golden Toupee'
Yellow-green foliage
- 'Elijah Blue'
- 'Elijah Blue', 'Golden Toupee'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Elijah Blue'
- 'Golden Toupee'
Yellow-green foliage
- 'Elijah Blue'
- 'Elijah Blue', 'Golden Toupee'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Festuca
- Species:
- glauca
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- North East Spain to North West Italy and Southern France
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Dense
- Mounding
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Caryopsis
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- > 6 inches
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Black Walnut
- Deer
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Pollution
- Poor Soil