Details
 
 
 
Festuca glauca Intense Blue is the best steely blue foliage of all the shorter grasses, this undemanding ornamental look fantastic when drifted through a gravel garden, or when used in a Mediterranean-style planting scheme. It also works well in patio pots, where it will form a spiky topknot. It is mainly grown for it fine foliage, which has the best colour when it is planted in a spot that gets sun for the entire day, but it also produces bluish green flower spikes in summer that age to straw.
 
 
 
Hardiness
 
Hardy in most of UK (-10 to -15)
 
 
 
Aspect
 
North-facing, East-facing, South-facing or West -facing
 
 
 
Exposure
 
Sheltered or Exposed
 
 
 
Moisture
 
Well-drained soil
 
 
 
Soil
 
Loam, Chalk or Sandy
 
 
 
pH
 
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
 
 
 
Size
 
Ultimate height
 
0.1 -0.5 metres
 
Ultimate spread
 
0.1 ? 0.5 metres
 
Time to Ultimate size
 
About 2 ? 5 Years
 
 
 
How to grow
 
Cultivation
 
Best to grow this grass in poor to moderately fertile soil that is well drained in full sun
 
 
 
Propagation
 
Propagate from seed or division in spring time
 
 
 
Suggested planting locations and garden types
 
Flower borders and beds Low Maintenance City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants Rock Garden
 
 
 
How to care
 
Pruning
 
No pruning required
 
 
 
Pests
 
Normally pest free
 
 
 
Diseases
 
Could potentially be affected by a rust