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Festuca ovina var. glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Blue Fescue
Notes

Uses: A highly attractive accent plant in borders, verges nature strips and roundabouts. Mass plant for an effective ground cover and soil control.
Short lived.

  • Height 0.2-0.3m
  • Spread 0.2-0.3m
  • Position
    • position-partshade Part Shade
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Poaceae
  • Botanical Name Festuca ovina var. glauca 'Elijah Blue'
  • Common Name Blue Fescue
  • Origin Mediterranean, Asia
  • Habit Clumping, Rounded
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Plains, Footslopes
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Green, Blue
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Spikes
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax