species
Festuca glauca
Blue fescue
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Festuca glauca belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as Blue fescue, introduced to the UK. It reaches 30 cm tall and 30 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on sand, loam or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained or dry conditions, and suits exposed or average positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from June to July and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 30 cm tall × 30 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Dry
- Exposure
- Exposed, Average
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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