Scientific Name Festuca ovina var. glauca Common Name Blue fescue

Ground Covers Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
	Habit: Evergreen
	Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
	Size: --
	Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade
	Form: Singular dense clumps
	Texture: Fine
	Foliage: Sky blue to blue-green hair-like leaves; sharply-pointed but not prickly
	Flower/Fruit: Straw-colored flower heads in mid-summer
	Comments: Dislikes intense summer heat and high humidity
	Cultivars: --

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