Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' - Blue Fescue

🌿 Characteristics

Type: Perennial ornamental grass
Common name: Blue Fescue, Glaucous Fescue
Scientific name: Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Foliage color: Silvery blue-gray, fine and linear, evergreen
Flower color: Golden-brown spikes, light and airy
Mature height: 0.20–0.30 m (0.65–0.98 ft)
Mature width: 0.25–0.35 m (0.82–1.15 ft)
Habit: Compact, dense and regular clump, forming a harmonious mound
Flowering period: May to July
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Watering needs: Low, very drought-tolerant once established
Soil type: Well-drained, light, poor to moderately fertile
Hardiness zone: Zone 3 to 9
Drought tolerance: Excellent, very resistant
Melliferous plant: No
Attracts pollinators: Little
Toxicity to animals: Non-toxic

✂️ Care

Plant in full sun in light, well-drained soil for the best blue-gray coloration. Water regularly when planting to promote root establishment, then gradually reduce watering.

This grass thrives in dry conditions and requires very little maintenance. Prune lightly in spring to remove dead foliage and maintain a compact, regular shape.

Extremely hardy and evergreen, this fescue requires no winter protection. Ideal for rock gardens, borders, dry gardens, and contemporary designs, it offers a fine texture and distinctive blue-gray color all year round.