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Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue)

Festuca glauca is an evergreen grass native to central and southern Europe. It is of high ornamental because of its dense and fine-textured foliage that is blue-green colored. It flowers in summer on the upright stems. It can be used as a border plant, container, green wall and rain garden.

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  • Horticulture Management
  • By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Averater [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
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By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • French Name: Fétuque vallaisanne

    Arabic Name: الفستوكة الرمادية

    Pronunciation: fess-TEW-kuh GLAW-kuh

  • Plant type: Groundcover

  • Origin: Central and southern Europe

  • Heat Zones: 1 to 8

    Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8

  • Uses: Border Plant, Container, Pollution Tolerant / Urban, Green Wall, Rock Garden

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Tree Shape: Round

    Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Fine

    Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m

    Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

  • By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Averater [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
  • By Opioła Jerzy (Poland) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

    Leaf Venation: Parallel

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Blade: 10 - 20

    Leaf Shape: Linear

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Blue-Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Type: Panicle

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Green

    Seasons: Summer

  • Trunk

    Trunk has Crownshaft: No

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Caryopsis/Grain

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Color: Brown

    Seasons: Summer

  • By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Averater [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
  • By Opioła Jerzy (Poland) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Poor

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate, Low

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Diseases: Generally disease free

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Generally pest free

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Division

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