Festuca Glauca Seeds - Flower Plant

Festuca glauca, commonly known as Blue Fescue, is a compact, evergreen ornamental grass prized for its striking silvery-blue foliage and neat, mounded growth habit. It is ideal for rock gardens, borders, edging, containers, xeriscapes, and mass plantings. Thriving in full sun with well-drained soil, Blue Fescue is drought tolerant once established and provides year-round texture and color with minimal maintenance.

Features

• Attractive silvery-blue evergreen foliage
• Compact, dense mounded growth habit
• Excellent for borders, edging, rock gardens, and containers
• Ideal for xeriscapes and low-water landscapes
• Drought tolerant once established
• Low-maintenance and easy to grow
• Adds year-round texture and color to the garden

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Festuca glauca
• Common Name (US): Blue Fescue
• Seed Type / Variety: Blue Ornamental Grass Variety
• Growth Habit: Clump-forming evergreen perennial grass
• USDA Zones: 4–8
• Planting Season: Spring or Fall
• Growing Season: Spring through Fall
• Sowing Season: March–May or September–October
• Germination Time and Conditions: 10–21 days at 60–75°F (16–24°C); sow in moist, well-drained soil and keep evenly moist until germination
• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Well-drained sandy, gravelly, or loamy soil; tolerates poor soils
• Watering Needs: Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Plant Size: 8–12 inches tall (12–18 inches when flowering), 10–12 inches spread
• Plant Spacing: 10–12 inches apart