| Description | Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca) A cool season clumping grass with blue colored foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (fes-TOO-kah)(sin-er-EE-ah) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental, Short lived perennials |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry |
| Soil & Site | moist, well drained |
| Temperature | color of the foliage intensifies with the cooler weather |
| Leaves | clumps of fine textured shades of blue foliage |
| Dimensions | depending on the cultivar 6-28 inches tall |
| Maintenance | cut off all seed heads, the seeds will germinated and seedlings probably will not be true to the cultivar, cut back in the spring or fall |
| Propagation | cultivars need to be divided, seeds for species plants |
| Misc Facts | SYN: F. ovina, F. glauca, F. ovina glauca, F. arvernensis), AKA: Blue Sheep's Fescue, Sheep's Fescue |
| Author's Notes | In zone #5 where I live, the plants seem to be temperamental. I have had plants for many years and others continue to die. Well worth a try especially for the fall foliage color. Probab;y best considered to be a short lived perennial. |
| Notes & Reference | #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Rick Darke) |
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