Grasses
Festuca 'Elijah Blue' (Fescue Grass)
Festuca glauca
Also known as Blue Fescue 'Elijah Blue'
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About This Plant
Festuca 'Elijah Blue' (Fescue Grass), 'Elijah Blue', is valued in PNW gardens for its character and seasonal interest.
An ornamental grass or grass-like perennial prized for textural foliage, graceful movement, and seasonal flower or seed display.
Full sun to part shade suits this plant. Plant in well-drained; varies by species soil. Hardy USDA Zone varies. Cut back deciduous grasses in late winter before new growth. Evergreen species need only light cleanup. Many provide bird forage and habitat.
For Pacific Northwest native alternatives, browse our PNW Natives collection , Mahonia aquifolium, Aquilegia formosa, Tellima grandiflora, and many more support local pollinators and wildlife.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Festuca glauca
- Common name
- Blue Fescue 'Elijah Blue'
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage type
- Evergreen
- Mature size
- 8-12 in tall × 8-12 in wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom time
- Early summer
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Foliage color
- Green
Care Notes
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: None documented
- Wildlife: Bird forage