Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue)
 
Ornamental Grass | Drought Tolerant | Low Maintenance
 
Festuca glauca, commonly known as Blue Fescue, is a compact ornamental grass admired for its striking silvery-blue foliage and neat, rounded form. Its fine-textured leaves create year-round colour and contrast, making it an excellent choice for contemporary landscapes, cottage gardens, rockeries, borders and container plantings.
 
During late spring to summer, delicate flower stems rise gracefully above the foliage, adding movement and texture while attracting beneficial insects. Its distinctive blue foliage pairs beautifully with flowering perennials, native plants and gravel gardens, creating a natural yet refined aesthetic.
 
Blue Fescue thrives in full sun and well-drained soils and is highly drought tolerant once established. Its compact size and low-maintenance nature make it ideal for gardeners seeking a hardy ornamental feature that requires minimal care.
 
Whether planted individually as a feature or mass planted for a striking blue carpet effect, **Festuca glauca** provides year-round structure, texture and visual interest in a wide range of landscapes.
 
Plant Details
 
Botanical Name: Festuca glauca
Common Name:Blue Fescue
Plant Type: Evergreen ornamental grass
Height:20–40 cm
Width: 20–40 cm
Position: Full sun
Soil:Well-drained sandy, gravelly or loamy soils
Water: Low once established
Foliage:Fine silvery-blue leaves year-round
Flowers: Soft tan flower spikes in late spring and summer
Maintenance: Remove spent flower stems and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigour
Landscape Uses: Borders, rock gardens, pathways, pots, mass plantings and drought-tolerant gardens
 
**Available in 50 mm forest tubes.**
 
At Talulah, we carefully grow plants that bring beauty, resilience and ecological value to every garden. Whether creating habitat, enhancing biodiversity or designing water-wise landscapes, each plant is selected to help cultivate thriving outdoor spaces.*
 
Note: Festica glauca has naturalised in Australia, origin is Europe.