Festuca idahoensis 'Stony Creek'

Also Known As

Evergreen Bunch Grass
Idaho Fescue

Plant type

perennial, grass / grass like

size

H: 18"
W: 18"

planting zones

8a-9b

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Festuca idahoensis 'Stony Creek' plant details

Festuca idahoensis 'Stony Creek' is an evergreen perennial grass (or grassy in appearance) with blue foliage. In spring and summer cream flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Prefers to be dry in summer. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Festuca idahoensis 'Stony Creek'

Plant type: perennial grass (or grassy in appearance)
Plant family: poaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 0 - 18 IN - wide, 0 - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: cream blooms in spring and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Festuca idahoensis 'Stony Creek'

USDA Zones: 8a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Grows best in full sun, with some late afternoon shade. Summer dormant, can be kept green with some irrigation. Deer Resistant. Hardy to 15°F.

By: Cactus Jungle

Not only beautifully blue, but hard-working to boot, this water wise perennial grass is a California native from Del Norte County. A thick, tidy hummock of very thin, chalk blue blades sends up slender, wandlike stems holding graceful, airy golden sprays. Hallmarked by a composed appearance, 'Stony Creek' is most impressive and enduring in large drifts on banks or hillsides, where it aids erosion control, resists those pesky deer, doesn't falter in full sun even inland, and prefers some afternoon shade.