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Festuca glauca Boulder Blue

Boulder Blue Fescue

Drought, heat, and humidity-tolerant. A showy and prolific bloomer, forming a compact mound of spiky, intense blue foliage and displaying tall stalks of wheat-like seedheads.

  • »  This grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense, uniform, semi-evergreen tuft
  • »  Very narrow leaf blades are an intense blue
  • »  Tight, formal, seed spikes emerge green and age to a tan colour
  • »  Bloom Time: Summer
  • »  Flower Height: 35 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 25 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season

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  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:25-35 cm
  • Spread:20-30 cm
  • Bloom Color: Green
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
• Slow
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Drought Tolerant
• Evergreen
• Long Blooming
Flowering Time
• Summer
Habit
• Clumping
• Dwarf
• Mounding
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Blue
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Ground cover
• Rock garden
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue'

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.
 

 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue'

Best grown in full sun and a well-drained soil and produces more flowers than other cultivars. Remove spent foliage in the spring. Clumps need to be divided every 2-3 years to maintain their appeal.