Plant Details
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Blue Fescue
Exposure:
Part Shade
Plant Category:
Ornamental Grasses & Bamboo
Height:
Minimum 8 feet , Maximum 10 feet
Width: Minimum 1 feet , Maximum 2 feet
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Width: Minimum 1 feet , Maximum 2 feet
Fine textured blue buns of grass, to only 1 ft tall and as wide, for bright sun and well-drained soil. Drought tolerant once established. Trim back to 3-4" in spring for renewed growth and color. Evergreen in Portland. A good ground cover in the dry garden with clumps planted close for best effect. Frost hardy in USDA zone 4.
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18 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Backyard Natives LLC | Estacada, OR | Email now | 503-505-4866 | Container: 1 |
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| Blue Mountain Nursery LLC | Damascus, OR | Email now | 503-658-1991 | Container: 2 |
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| Briggs Nursery | Porter, WA | Email now | 800-444-1515 | Liner: 4 |
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| Clearwater Growers Ltd. | Forest Grove, OR | Email now | 503-359-7540 | Container: X Liner: X | |
| Dinsdale Nursery | Sherwood, OR | Email now | 503-925-9292 | Container: 1 |
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| Harold M. Miller Landscape Nursery | Jefferson, OR | Email now | 503-399-1599 | Container: 2 | |
| Highland Meadow Nursery Inc. | Molalla, OR | Email now | 503-651-3810 | Container: X |
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| Hochstein Nursery LLC | Cornelius, OR | Email now | 503-357-5651 | Container: 3 | |
| Krueger's Nursery | Cornelius, OR | Email now | 503-804-1745 | Container: X |
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| Loen Nursery Inc. | Woodburn, OR | Email now | 503-982-6300 | Container: 3 |
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| Macleay Hills Nursery | Salem, OR | Email now | 503-871-8027 | Container: 2 | |
| Meridian Young Plants (a division of JRT Nurseries Inc.) | Lynden, WA | Email now | 360-224-6363 | Container: 4 Liner: 4 | |
| Moana Nursery | Canby, OR | Email now | 503-266-8170 | Container: X | |
| P & D Nursery | Tualatin, OR | Email now | 503-638-6366 | Container: 3 | |
| Rocky Mountain Nursery | Independence, OR | Email now | 503-838-4222 | Container: 3 |
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| Sester Farms Inc. | Gresham, OR | Email now | 503-663-4844 | Bare Root: X Container: X |
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| Ten Oaks Nursery | Molalla, OR | Email now | 971-270-7438 | Container: X | |
| TSW Nursery Sales Inc. | Aurora, OR | Email now | 503-678-4401 | Container: X Liner: X |
Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:25 PM
Especially choice for its soft, dusky blue foliage. This selection grows to only 8" and has the typical fescue clumping habit. Prefers a cool season climate, sometimes becoming dormant in summer. Needs summer dryness to do well. Excellent in coastal climates!
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:25 PM
Powdery-blue foliage. Keeps color all year.
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