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Blue fescue
Blue fescue
Blue fescue

Blue fescue

  • Product number: 673600
  • Origin: Europe
  • Latin: Festuca glauca, or also Festuca cinerea

Popular ornamental grass with semi-circular tufts of sturdy, sharp, and thin leaves. A true drought-lover, especially in winter, so well-drained soil is essential... The steel-blue color is most intense in the sun. The small flower plumes turn straw yellow.

Names:
Latin: Festuca glauca, or also Festuca cinerea
Dutch: Blauw Schapegras
Also: Blauw Zwenkgras
English: Blue Fescue

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Sowing method: April-July, cover with a thin layer of soil. Optimal germination temperature 20° C. Cover the sown seeds with a (fleece) cloth to prevent drying out. Move to a cooler spot after emergence. Some will germinate quickly; there is a long germination period for stragglers.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July

Harvesting time:

  • Not applicable / Not known

Soil type:

  • Sandy
  • Calcareous
  • Loamy
  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Flower colour: Straw-yellow
  • Origin: Europe
  • Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Perennial
  • Attractive to insects: N/A
  • Winter hardy: Forst hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Easy
  • Latin: Festuca glauca, or also Festuca cinerea
  • Dutch: Blue Sheep Fescue
  • Also known as: Blue Fescue
  • English: Blue Fescue
  • All year round

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