Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue'

Also Known As

Boulder Blue Blue Fescue

Plant type

grass / grass like

size

H: 8"
W: 10"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue' plant details

Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue' is a fast-growing evergreen grass (or grassy in appearance) with green foliage. Features grassy texture. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Adapts to various soil conditions. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue'

Plant type: grass (or grassy in appearance)
Plant family: poaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 10 IN wide, 8 IN tall

GROWING CONDITIONS for Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Resistant to: verticillium wilt

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Very blue, upright, hvy bloomer 15" ht in flower

By: Jockey Hill Nursery

A clump-forming, cool season grower with blue-gray foliage and tawny-colored flowers. Mature plants reach 8-12? tall and spread 12-18? wide. Plant in full sun or part shade. Hardy to below 0F.

By: Native Sons

Intensely blue and more tolerant of heat ; humidity (which its parent despises) this 15" tufted clumper makes a colorful accent in rock garden or border; upright, tough and a heavy flower producer. S/M-D/GDr

By: Forestfarm

The finest selection of blue fescue to date. Extremely narrow leaves of intense silver-blue form neat clumps. Flower panicles of the same color rise above the foliage in early summer and turn light tan as they mature. Cool-season grass. Tolerates drought but struggles in heat and humidity.