The Blue Fescue – Wholesale Growers
Commonly known as Blue Fescue, Festuca Glauca is originally from South Africa and Southern France, and is a widely used landscaping grass.
This is a tufted grass that prefers dryish conditions. It is available from wholesale growers in tube stock, 14 cm pots and some advanced sizes.
Naturally a clump forming grass, that is a favourite with landscapers, the blue grey foliage is attractive, and once established Festuca Glauca is relatively drought tolerant.
Grown for the fine blue foliage, flowers are not the main feature however are a pale yellow in summer.
Plants will generally reach a height of around 30cm, and a recommended planting distance or spacing for mass planting is also around 30cm.
Landscaping Uses
For the best foliage display the best position is in a sunny spot in the garden in a container. A well drained humus rich soil will also help provide the best growing conditions.
- Use as an edging plant on the garden, or for mass planting in broader landscaping projects. Also useful for underplanting in container grown plants. It is also suitable as a low maintenance ground cover plant.
- This is also a wonderful plant fro growing in a rocj garden or even a large crevice garden.
- Use it in a courtyard in a container for a great display of evergreen foliage.
How to Grow Festuca glauca
This is a fast growing grass that thrives in full sun to part shade. It will tolerate most soil conditions although does not like to be water logged.
Good sun is essential for the best foliage colour.
Drought tolerant and frost hardy Festuca glauca can be pruned in late summer after flowering to tidy up old foliage and spent flower heads.
- Position – Full Sun to part shade
- Height – 20 – 30 cm on maturity.
- Growth rate – Medium
- Soil – Well drained with moderate fertility.
- Extra water may be required in very dry periods.
- Pruning – Cutting the plant back in winter, will promote fresh new growth and generally tidy up.
Festuca glauca Varieties
- Festuca glauca ‘Eliija Blue’ is a cultivar that seems to be a little more compact than the species.
Where To Buy Festuca Glauca -The Blue Fescue
111 Stanhope Road Theresa Park NSW 2570
Offering a variety of sun hardy Australian natives and exotic trees, shrubs, groundcover's and perennials from semi advanced through to super advanced and semi-mature stock.
www.downesnursery.com.au
Mooroduc, Victoria 3933