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Festuca glauca Cool as Ice

Cool as Ice Fescue

  • »  This grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense, uniform, semi-evergreen tuft
  • »  Emerges a grey-green but quickly turns to an Icy-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

1gal
$25.38
  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:30-40 cm
  • Spread:30-50 cm
  • Bloom Color: Brown
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
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 'Cool as Ice'

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 'Cool as Ice'

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.