

Beyond Blue combines well with other garden plants. Beautiful in borders, as garden plant and on the patio. Once established, water occasionally more in extreme heat or containers. The unmistakable grass in your garden Beyond Blue is the most innovative and blue grass there is.

FESTUCA GLAUCA BEYOND BLUE FULL
Does equally well as a formal edging plant or in a mass for groundcover effect.īorder, Container, Firescaping/Firewise, Green Roof, Mass Planting, Rock Garden, Accent, Edging, Wildlife Garden, Urban Garden, Ground CoverĪsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.Ĭlump Forming, Dense Habit, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Extreme Cold Hardiness, Tolerates Poor Soils, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Tolerates Urban Pollution Beyond Blue Festuca Exposure, Full coastal sun to part shade in hotter climates Flowering Season, None Dimensions, 9-12 H x 18 W Growth Rate, Slow. Most often planted near rock gardens, around landscape boulders and in dry streambeds. Its silver-blue coloring and fine texture is appreciated in both Asian gardens and the drought-resistant landscape. wide.īlue Fescue is the best small ornamental grass. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.Quickly reaches 8 to 12 in. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a canvas of foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. It can be propagated by division however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.īeyond Blue™ Blue Fescue is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments.

It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It prefers to grow in average to dry locations, and dislikes excessive moisture. This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. This selection forms a dense tuft of bluer-than-blue leaves that remain blue all season. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round. There are several selections of Blue Fescue, all of them valued for their clumping habit, and display of colourful, grassy foliage. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 8 years. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front.

It has no significant negative characteristics.īeyond Blue™ Blue Fescue is recommended for the following landscape applications īeyond Blue™ Blue Fescue will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect. The tan seed heads are carried on spikes from mid summer to late fall.īeyond Blue™ Blue Fescue is an herbaceous evergreen perennial grass with a mounded form. Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Festuca, Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca) 'Beyond Blue' supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at Dave's Garden. Its attractive grassy leaves remain steel blue in color throughout the year. Replant the clump sections as new plants, spacing them 8 to 10 inches apart. While tempting, do not pull apart the clump with your hands as this may damage the root structure. Cut the clump in half using a spade or pruners. Intense powder blue foliage that stays bright throughout the season makes a fantastic color accent in the border, not a spreading grass useful in dryer areas but try not to subject it to extremesīeyond Blue™ Blue Fescue is primarily valued in the garden for its interestingly mounded form. Pry the plant up out of the ground with a shovel or a garden trowel.
