Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue) #1

Description

Festuca glauca is a compact, clump-forming evergreen ornamental grass known for its striking blue-gray foliage and tidy mounding habit. Mature plants typically grow 6–12 inches tall and 12–18 inches wide, forming dense, rounded tufts.

The narrow, needle-like leaves maintain a steel-blue to silvery-blue color year-round, providing a strong textural and color contrast in garden beds and borders. In late spring to early summer, fine tan flower spikes appear above the foliage, though the foliage remains the primary ornamental feature.

Festuca glauca is commonly used as a border edging, rock garden plant, container planting, or accent in mixed perennial beds. Its compact, low-maintenance form makes it ideal for formal and informal landscapes.

Care Instructions

• Light: Full sun for best color; tolerates light shade

• Soil: Well-drained, sandy to loamy soils; avoids heavy wet soils

• Water: Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established

• Pruning: Remove old foliage in early spring if desired

• Tolerances: Heat and drought tolerant; low maintenance

Key Features

• Dense, compact mounding habit

• Steel-blue to silvery-blue foliage

• Low-maintenance evergreen grass

• Fine-textured needle-like leaves

• Suitable for borders, rock gardens, and containers