FESTUCA GLAUCA BEYOND BLUE FULL

Densely tufted, the foliage of finely-textured, blade-like needles forms a neat mound topped by upright flower plumes in summer. United States Plant Patent PP#23,307 awarded January 1, 2013. One of the best and most colorful of all Blue Fescue varieties, Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' is a wonderful dwarf ornamental grass, mostly grown for its superb, evergreen, bright silver-blue foliage. It has slender, cascading foliage that is intensely silver-blue throughout the growing season. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 8 years. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It is an evergreen to semi-evergreen grass with a compact, dwarf habit that grows 3/4 to 1 ft. Beyond Blue Blue Fescue will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. Beyond Blue is impressively tolerant of cold, heat, humidity, low water, deer, and poor soil conditions. In early summer, spikes of feathery tan flowers resembling wheat adorn the ornamental quill-like blades of grass. 'Casca11', sold under the trade name of BEYOND BLUE, was discovered in 2002 by Annemarie Blom of Haarsteeg, The Netherlands as a naturally occurring mutation of Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'. Due to its dense, mounding habit, Festuca glauca Beyond Blue is ideal for mass planting, edging, or in rock gardens. Intersperse among plants with similar requirements to visually hold the garden together, or plant close together for a tufted carpet. Specific epithet means with a white, powdery coating. Festuca glauca Beyond Blue (Blue Fescue) is a compact, mound-forming, semi-evergreen ornamental grass mostly grown for its intense powder blue foliage. Festuca glauca, commonly called blue fescue, is a short-lived, low-growing, semi-evergreen, clump-forming ornamental grass noted for its glaucous, finely-. Intensely blue, fine, stiff blades stay bright throughout the season with no browning. Genus name comes from the Latin word meaning a grass stalk or straw. Flowers give way to buffy seed heads which some gardeners find attractive but others find detractive to both the symmetry of the plant and the foliage color. Light green flowers with a purple tinge appear in terminal panicles atop stems rising above the foliage in late spring to early summer, but inflorescences are not very showy. Foliage forms a dome-shaped, porcupine-like tuft of erect to arching, needle-like blades radiating upward and outward to a height of 6-8' (inflorescences typically bring total clump height to 10-14'). Shearing your plant in late winter often contributes to extend its life and promotes a neater appearance.Festuca glauca, commonly called blue fescue, is a short-lived, low-growing, semi-evergreen, clump-forming ornamental grass noted for its glaucous, finely-textured, blue-gray foliage. Short-lived, Blue Fescue tends to die out in the center after 2-4 years.This plant often looks best if the flowers are sheared off.A great candidate for borders, edging, in mass planting as a ground cover, rock gardens, cottage gardens, city gardens or containers.Provide good air circulation in humid areas. Part shade is appreciated in hot summer climates.

FESTUCA GLAUCA BEYOND BLUE FULL

Performs best in full sun in poor, moderately fertile, well-drained soils.Aside from its foliage interest, Blue Fescue tolerates cold, heat, humidity, low water, poor soils and is deer resistant.

Stunning when massed as a ground cover, Blue Fescue adds a superb color accent to the landscape all year around in mild winter areas. At first, the flowers are colored like the foliage before maturing to light tan. In June, Beyond Blue flowers with beautiful blue/green ears with silver colored plumes.

Beyond Blue combines well with other garden plants. Beautiful in borders, as garden plant and on the patio. Unlike most Blue Fescues, Beyond Blue retains its blue color over the summer. The unmistakable grass in your garden Beyond Blue is the most innovative and blue grass there is. Festuca glauca 'Beyond Blue' (Blue Fescue) is a compact, mound-forming, semi-evergreen ornamental grass mostly grown for its intense powder blue foliage that will catch your eye.

Festuca glauca beyond blue