Festuca glauca ‘Intense Blue’

Festuca glauca ‘Intense Blue’ is an attractive ornamental perennial with cool blue colours.

Belonging to the Poacea grass family, it’s ideal for rockeries, borders or containers.

Festuca glauca is a low maintenance plant with stiff long thin foliage and has a dense, clump forming habit.

This Festuca glauca prefers well-drained soil in full sun. To enjoy a brilliant display year after year, we recommend removing dead foliage in winter to encourage fresh growth.

Garden notes

• Perennial plant with impressive blue culms (grassy stalks)
• Flowerspikes May – June & age to straw
• Part of the Poacea grass family
• Suitable for rockeries, borders, containers
• Long thin foliage
• Dense, clump forming habit
• Prefers well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
• Hardy & can withstand up to -12°C
• In winter remove dead foliage to encourage fresh growth
• Height up to 40cm & Spread up to 30cm
• Water regularly in containers