Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’
$24.99
Festuca Glauca Elijah Blue forms small cushions of fine ice-blue foliage for year-round color in sunny pots, edging, and gravel beds.
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Description
Festuca Glauca Elijah Blue forms neat cushions of very fine ice-blue foliage. The cool color lasts through the seasons and gives sunny containers, gravel beds, and flat garden edges a crisp finish. Light flower panicles emerge in spring and summer, changing from green to soft brown. The compact grass repeats well through a planting without crowding nearby flowers.
Grow it in full sun and sharply drained soil for the strongest blue color. Water while roots establish, then keep the soil dry to moderately moist. A thin spring compost layer is enough because rich feeding can make the blades floppy. Comb out old foliage before new growth lengthens and remove faded flower stems if desired. Divide older clumps when their centers weaken, and avoid wet crowns that can rot.
Additional information
| Height | 10 cm – 50 cm |
|---|---|
| Spread | 10 cm – 50 cm |
| Flowering months | June, July, May |
| Synonyms | Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue', FESTUCA glauca 'Elijah's Blue' |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Propagation | Divide Festuca Glauca Elijah Blue in early spring when new growth begins. Replant small outer pieces because older centers can weaken with age. |
| Diseases | Crown decline and rot can appear when Festuca Glauca Elijah Blue sits in wet poorly drained soil. Refresh aging clumps by division when centers thin out. |
| Pruning | Cut or comb old foliage from Festuca Glauca Elijah Blue in early spring before new blades lengthen. Remove spent flower stems in summer if a cleaner mound is preferred. |
| Hazardous | unknown |
| Variegated | no |
| Watering instructions | Water to establish, then keep soil dry to moderately moist. |
| Sunlight instructions | Grow in full sun for the bluest foliage. |
| Color flower spring | Green, Brown |
| Color flower summer | Green, Brown |
| Aspect | East, South, West |
| Foliage | Semi-evergreen |
| Habit | Clump-former, Tufted |
| Moisture | Well Drained Soil |
| Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Position | Full sun, Partial shade |
| Shape | Round, Mound-forming |
| Suggest planting location | Patio and container use, Garden edging and borders, Rock and alpine gardens, Gravel and stone gardens, Xeriscape |
| Type | Grass |
| Use for | Xeriscape, Low maintenance, Container Planting |
| Years to max height | 2 |
| Drought resistance | yes |
| Soil | Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam, Sand |
| Local names | Elijah Blue Blue Fescue, Blue Fescue, Ornamental Blue Fescue Grass, Blauschwingel 'Elijah Blue' |
| Blomidon Item No | C465, MO23087953, Z1FESOVGEB0001G |