Festuca cinerea seed
LATIN NAME: FESTUCA CINEREA
COMMON NAME: Blue Fescue
On the dry, rocky hills and the mountain slopes of the south, the blue fescue grows as a dense, tufted, perennial grass with the fine, narrow, blue-grey leaves and the narrow, upright panicles of the small, greenish flowers in the early summer, the small, dry grains following. It spreads slowly into a tight, blue-grey cushion, and it stands the heat, the drought and the poor, dry, well-drained soils well. Give it full sun and ordinary, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The blue fescue appears in the studies of the ornamental grasses of the dry hills, its blue-grey cushions and its narrow panicles keeping it in view in the work on the drought-tolerant grasses of the rock garden and the foliage grasses of the dry border. The research looks at the way the fine blue leaves cut the water loss, the narrow panicles ripen to the dry grains, and the seed biology of the small, dry seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the rock garden and the dry border, the blue fescue forms the tight, blue-grey cushions that give the cool, metallic texture through the year and stand the hottest, driest ground. The popular ornamental grass has long been grown for its blue foliage, and the plant makes the fine rock-garden grass, the foliage grass and the plant of the hot, dry garden. It is a plant for the open, sunny, deep and sandy place.
To grow the Blue Fescue from seed, press the fine seeds onto the surface of dry, sandy soil.
Press the fine seeds onto the surface of dry, sandy soil, and keep the young fescues in the open, sunny spot. The blue cushions hold the colour through the year.
LATIN NAME: Festuca cinerea
COMMON NAME: Blue Fescue
LATIN NAME: Festuca cinerea
COMMON NAME: Blue Fescue
The blue fescue is a neat, compact, tufted, perennial grass of the dry, sunny regions, and its fine, very narrow, silvery-blue, spiky leaves and its fine, upright, open heads of the small, grey-green spikelets have made it a treasured and spectacular plant of the garden. It steadily establishes a dense, tufted clump, eventually 30-60 cm tall. It is a species of the grass in the Poaceae family, and it is native to the dry, sunny regions of the Europe, while it is grown as a treasured ornamental grass, and it is known as the blue fescue.
The blue fescue belongs to the grass family, Poaceae, and it is a species of the compact, rounded, tufted, perennial grass, native to the dry, sunny regions of the Europe, while it is grown as a treasured ornamental grass, and it is known as the blue fescue. It is prized for its fine, very narrow, silvery-blue, spiky leaves.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The blue fescue has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the horticulture, since its fine, very narrow, silvery-blue, spiky leaves have made it a treasured and spectacular plant of the garden, and researchers have examined its growth, its form and its cultivation, while its value as an ornamental grass has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a plant of the dry garden. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the dry, sunny regions of the Europe, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the dry grassland have been examined, while the ecology of the dry-region grasses has been of continuing interest, and its fine, very narrow, silvery-blue leaves have been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the physiology of the plants, since the fine, silvery-blue, waxy leaves of the blue fescue are a fine example of the way the plants of the dry regions hold their water, and researchers have examined the leaves and their clever ways, while the study of the drought-hardy grasses has been of continuing interest, and the blue fescue has been of value in the gardens of the dry regions. For a grass of such striking beauty, the blue fescue has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the blue fescue is a generous grass of the garden. Its fine, upright, open heads of the small spikelets feed the seed-eating birds, and its fine, dense, rounded, silvery-blue tufts give a bright, fine presence to the dry garden and the rock garden.
Its economic value is real. The blue fescue is prized for its fine, silvery-blue, spiky leaves, and its beauty has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a plant of the dry garden, while its fine, compact, silvery-blue form has made it a treasured grass of the border, the rock garden and the containers of the many gardens. For a grower, the blue fescue is an easy and striking plant, and for a gardener it brings a silvery-blue, spiky, tufted grass to the dry garden. The seeds are fine and easy — sow them on the surface of a small pot of sandy compost, tamp the surface down firmly so they make good contact, then set the pot in full light without burying the seeds, keep it just damp, and tufts of blue will push through.
Blue Fescue (Festuca cinerea glauca Varna) – Create low-growing clumps with Blue Fescue seed. These ornamental grasses are excellent for the front of the border, and the blue-green color complements colorful ornamentals. Blue Fescue has traditionally been viewed only as a clumping ornamental grass with a few plants spaced in a landscape bed, but Blue Fescue grass also mixes well with wildflowers and does not crowd them out. A low maintenance ground cover can be created by using Blue Fescue ornamental grass seed. The waxy leaf covering reduces transpiration so the Blue Fescue plant can survive extended droughts and the stress of a drought only deepens the color of the ornamental grass. Blue Fescue is one of the shortest ornamental grasses available, with the foliage not exceeding 12 inches in height, so mowing is only needed to remove seed heads if desired. It has good winter color and looks green during this period. Blue Fescues are very shade tolerant, often found in the dry shade of trees. Blue Fescue plant care includes cutting the plant back to 2 inches in the early spring. Trim flower heads to prevent self-sowing. This ornamental grass seems to prefer some neglect. Perennial plant forms a small (25-50cm) bush with lush narrow leaves gray-green color. It blooms in mid-summer soft gray-green panicles on direct stalk after flowering turn to light brown. Beautiful blue-blue-gray foliage looks best in spring and early summer. Fescue is an undemanding plant grows well in poor light, sandy soils, loves the sun. Season: Perennial Height: 10 inches Width: 8 inches Foliage Color: Grey-blue Flower Color: Grey-blue