Elijah Blue blue fescue
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size9 to 12 inches tall6 to 9 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Green with purple tinge
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Elijah Blue' blue fescue (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue') is a grass for borders, rock gardens, containers, and xeriscapes. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It forms a neat clump of green leaves that stays 9 to 12 inches tall. Butterflies visit it, and it handles dry spells well. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Moonshine yarrow, Stargazer lily, and Blue Star common juniper.