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Sheep's Fescue 'Glauca' (Festuca ovina var. glauca): Classic Blue Fescue

Overview

This is the classic Blue Fescue (often sold as Festuca glauca), forming tight, dome-shaped mounds of fine, silvery-blue, needle-like foliage 8-10 inches tall. Tan flower spikes in early summer. A staple for rock gardens and edging in cool climates.

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Festuca (fes-TOO-kuh)
Species:	ovina var. glauca

Synonym: Festuca glauca.

Cultivation & Uses

Full sun; poor to average, sharply drained soil. Drought-tolerant. Dislikes heat and humidity. Shear flower stems after bloom. Divide every 2-3 years. Use for edging, rock gardens, troughs, and mass plantings.

Grasses and Bamboo: Blue Echeveria (Echeveria glauca): A Classic Rosette Succulent; Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens); Blue Fescue 'Elijah Blue' (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'); 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; New Zealand Fescue (Festuca novae-zelandiae): Tussock Grass for Cool Climates; Porcata Blue Bamboo (Himalayacalamus porcatus): A Rare Bamboo with Blue-Green Culms; Tropical Blue Bamboo (Bambusa chungii): A Stunning, Powder-Blue Clumping Bamboo; Blue Wild Rye (Elymus glaucus): A Native Western Grass with Blue-Green Foliage

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