Plant Information
Festuca Elijah Blue
Scientific Name: Festuca cinerea/Festuca glauca
Common Name: Blue Fescue
Hardiness Zone: 4a - 11
Hardiness Degree: -30°F (-34.4°C)
Blooming Season: Summer
Plant Habit: Upright
Characteristics: Colorful/Attractive Foliage, Heat Tolerant
Water: Medium
Fertilize: None or when needed only
Spacing: 6 - 9" (15 - 23cm)
Height: 8 - 12" (20 - 30cm)
Width: 8 - 12" (20 - 30cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: An enchanting ornamental grass that brings the calm beauty of a windswept meadow to your garden with its striking silvery-blue foliage and graceful mounding habit.
Small, evergreen ornamental grass makes a fast-growing, dense mound with a blue-gray color that holds up even in the heat of Summer. Buff-colored flowers create eye-catching contrast. Excellent landscape plant for edging or mass groundcover. Drought tolerant when established.