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blue fescue 'Azurit' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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blue fescue 'Azurit'

Festuca glauca 'Azurit'

Low Maintenance

Genus: Festuca
Family: Poaceae

About this plant

Forms evergreen mounds of foliage about 30cm tall, with densely-tufted, very fine, needle-like spiky, exceptionally silvery blue leaves. Produces upright flower stems with silvery blue flowers in spikelets during mid and late summer, that turn pale golden-brown

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Clumps tend to die out in the middle, so ideally divide every three years. Further ornamental grasses cultivation advice

Pruning

Comb out dead foliage and trim damaged parts of older leaves in spring

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in spring (may not come true from seed) or by division in spring

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverHedging ScreensPatio ContainerWall Side Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorBog GardenConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump FormingFloating

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years