Blue Fescue

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue') is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 0.8-1 ft × 1-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained soil. Expect blue, yellow and green blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies, stands up well to black walnut, deer and drought, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

4-8

Sun

Full sun

Water

Low

Mature size

0.8-1 ft × 1-1.5 ft

Spacing

12 inches-3 feet

Maintenance

Medium

Soil

Well-drained

Foliage

Blue, Green

Bloom color

Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple

Bloom season

Summer

Attracts

Butterflies

Tough against

Black walnut, Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Pollution, Poor soil

Native to

Central and southern Europe