Festuca glauca 'Intense Blue'® 5 Ltr pot
Blue Fescue Festuca Glauca Intense Blue (5Ltr Pot)
Festuca glauca ‘Intense Blue’ is a compact, evergreen ornamental grass forming neat, tufted mounds of fine, intensely blue foliage, typically reaching 20–30 cm high and 30–40 cm across. Best in full sun and well-drained, light or sandy soils, it copes well with dry conditions once established and is ideal for gravel and rock gardens, edging and containers. In early summer it may produce short, tan-brown flower heads above the foliage; simply comb or trim away old leaves in early spring to keep clumps tidy.
Position: Full sun 
Rate of Growth: Slow to moderate 
Soil: Well-drained; light or sandy soils; avoid waterlogging 
Hardiness: Fully hardy 
Plant at a Glance
facing:south
facing:west
soiltype:light-sandy
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:dry-sandy
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:evergreen
flowering:june
flowering:july
flowercolour:brown
leafcolour:blue
size:30cm
gardenstyle:architectural
gardenstyle:rock-and-water
specialconditions:tolerates-drought
specialconditions:dry-sun
Blue Fescue Festuca Glauca Intense Blue (5Ltr Pot)
Festuca glauca ‘Intense Blue’ is a compact, evergreen ornamental grass forming neat, tufted mounds of fine, intensely blue foliage, typically reaching 20–30 cm high and 30–40 cm across. Best in full sun and well-drained, light or sandy soils, it copes well with dry conditions once established and is ideal for gravel and rock gardens, edging and containers. In early summer it may produce short, tan-brown flower heads above the foliage; simply comb or trim away old leaves in early spring to keep clumps tidy.
Position: Full sun Rate of Growth: Slow to moderate Soil: Well-drained; light or sandy soils; avoid waterlogging Hardiness: Fully hardy
Plant at a Glance
facing:south
facing:west
soiltype:light-sandy
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:dry-sandy
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:evergreen
flowering:june
flowering:july
flowercolour:brown
leafcolour:blue
size:30cm
gardenstyle:architectural
gardenstyle:rock-and-water
specialconditions:tolerates-drought
specialconditions:dry-sun
Original: $19.95
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$6.98Description
Blue Fescue Festuca Glauca Intense Blue (5Ltr Pot)
Festuca glauca ‘Intense Blue’ is a compact, evergreen ornamental grass forming neat, tufted mounds of fine, intensely blue foliage, typically reaching 20–30 cm high and 30–40 cm across. Best in full sun and well-drained, light or sandy soils, it copes well with dry conditions once established and is ideal for gravel and rock gardens, edging and containers. In early summer it may produce short, tan-brown flower heads above the foliage; simply comb or trim away old leaves in early spring to keep clumps tidy.
Position: Full sun Rate of Growth: Slow to moderate Soil: Well-drained; light or sandy soils; avoid waterlogging Hardiness: Fully hardy
Plant at a Glance
facing:south
facing:west
soiltype:light-sandy
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:dry-sandy
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:evergreen
flowering:june
flowering:july
flowercolour:brown
leafcolour:blue
size:30cm
gardenstyle:architectural
gardenstyle:rock-and-water
specialconditions:tolerates-drought
specialconditions:dry-sun
