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Blue Fescue 'Elijah Blue' (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue')

Blue Fescue 'Elijah Blue'

Blue Fescue 'Elijah Blue' (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue') is a superb, compact, mound-forming grass with intense, icy-blue, needle-like foliage that holds its color all season. It produces airy, blue-green flower spikes in early summer.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Festuca (fes-TOO-kuh)
Species:	ovina var. glauca
Cultivar:	Elijah Blue (aka Elijah's Blue)
Synonym:	Festuca glauca

Grasses and Bamboo: Propagating Elijah Blue Fescue: Division vs. Seed; Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens); Himalayan Blue Bamboo (Himalayacalamus hookerianus): A Clumping Bamboo with Powder-Blue Culms; Blue Fescue (Festuca trachyphylla): Fine-Textured Blue Mounds for Sun; Sheep's Fescue 'Glauca' (Festuca ovina var. glauca): Classic Blue Fescue for Edging; Sheep's Fescue 'Glauca' (Festuca ovina var. glauca): Classic Blue Fescue; Porcata Blue Bamboo (Himalayacalamus porcatus): A Rare Bamboo with Blue-Green Culms; Blue Fescue 'Elijah Blue' (Festuca glauca): Classic Powder-Blue Tufts for Edging; Elijah Blue Fescue – Icy Blue Ornamental Grass; Elijah Blue Fescue – Icy Blue Ornamental Grass

Garden Articles

Source for Elijah Blue Fescue Seeds: UK Supplier

Blue Echeveria (Echeveria glauca): A Classic Rosette Succulent

Tropical Blue Bamboo (Bambusa chungii): A Stunning, Powder-Blue Clumping Bamboo

Blue Wild Rye (Elymus glaucus): A Native Western Grass with Blue-Green Foliage

Blue Woodruff (Asperula orientalis): Annual with Blue Flowers

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora: The Exotic Blue Ginger

Blue Corydalis (Corydalis elata)

Plants

Hydrangea 'Blue Bunny': Unique Involucrata with Rabbit-Ear Buds

Hosta 'Blue Angel': Giant Blue Hostas for Dramatic Shade Presence

Hosta 'Blue Cadet': Compact Blue Hosta for Small Spaces

Hosta 'Blue Wedgwood': Ceramic Blue Perfection

Blue Fountain Bamboo (Fargesia nitida): A Non-Invasive, Clumping Bamboo for Shade

Blue Sedge 'Blue Zinger' (Carex flacca): Intense Blue Foliage for Groundcover

Blue Fescue Maintenance: Trim Brown, Avoid Wet Clay