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Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (Blue fescue 'Elijah Blue')
1 hour care
per year
per year
0.3m
Max height
Max height
0.25m
Max spread
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Other names
Blue fescue 'Elijah Blue', Festuca ovina glauca 'Elijah Blue', Festuca ovina glauca 'Elija-blue'
Genus
Festuca Festuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Elijah Blue' _ 'Elijah Blue' forms small, but very stiking blue mounds of tufted, ornamental grass with blue-green flowers in summer, which fade to pale-brown in autumn.
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' is: Evergreen
Habit
Clump-forming, Compact
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Flower
Blue-green, Insignificant or absent in Summer; Insignificant or absent, Pale-brown in Autumn
Foliage
Blue in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Rust Rust
General care
Propagation
Divide in spring every 2 or 3 years. Can also be grown from seed in a cold frame at a likewise time.
Propagation methods
Division
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Where to grow
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (Blue fescue 'Elijah Blue') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.25m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
City, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock
Cultivation
Soil does not need any particular richness will grow well in poor or moderately fertile soil with full exposure to wind and sun as long as the site is well drained.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Other names
Blue fescue 'Elijah Blue', Festuca ovina glauca 'Elijah Blue', Festuca ovina glauca 'Elija-blue'
Genus
Festuca Festuca
Variety or Cultivar
'Elijah Blue' _ 'Elijah Blue' forms small, but very stiking blue mounds of tufted, ornamental grass with blue-green flowers in summer, which fade to pale-brown in autumn.
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Clump-forming, Compact
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Colour
Flower
Blue-green, Insignificant or absent in Summer; Insignificant or absent, Pale-brown in Autumn
Foliage
Blue in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific diseases
General care
Propagation
Divide in spring every 2 or 3 years. Can also be grown from seed in a cold frame at a likewise time.
Propagation methods
Division
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Where to grow
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (Blue fescue 'Elijah Blue') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.25m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
City, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock
Cultivation
Soil does not need any particular richness will grow well in poor or moderately fertile soil with full exposure to wind and sun as long as the site is well drained.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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