Festuca glauca

Fountain Grass

From £9.99
Supplied as 9cm Pot grown plants
CODE KP1145
Supplied as 9cm Pot grown plants
CODE KP2250
9cm Pot grown plants
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  • Suitable for planting in sunny and partially shaded locations
  • Suitable for growing in pots and containers
  • Summer flowering time
  • Blue foliage colour
  • Blue flowering Colour

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Product Description

Commonly known as blue fescues, Festuca glauca provides the best steely blue foliage of all the shorter grasses. It also produces bluish green flower spikes in summer that age to straw. It excels when exposed to a lot of sunlight. This should be combed through with your fingers in order to remove the dead foliage. Highly versatile its ideal for planting in containers, near water features in gravel, in groups within the border or with other grasses, as illustrated, where their contrasting colours will create a modern, compact display. 9cm pot plants supplied.

Plant Size

Mature Height 25 cm
Mature Spread 20 cm
Plant Spacing 20 cm

Planting Notes

Planting Plant in prepared soil, with roots firmly covered with fresh soil.
Soil Type Moderately fertile, well drained soil.

Growing at a glance…

Remove dead leaves and old flowering stems in spring.Grow in a herbaceous or mixed border or in containers. Best when planted in groups together.

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