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Blue fescue
Festuca glauca
A dense, spiky clump of silver-blue grass in a large bowl. The pea and feathery seedlings are self-sown gatecrashers; it'll be a loner again by winter.
Blue fescue keeps its colour best in full sun and poor, free-draining soil. Comb out dead grass by hand rather than cutting it back hard. Clumps tend to go bald in the middle after a few years; lift and split them in spring when that happens.
- Common name
- Blue fescue
- Section
- Pots & containers
- Spot
- Garden
- Soil
- Regular compost
- Options
Potential
A compact foliage feature for a bowl, border edge or gravel planting, contrasting with broader or greener leaves.
- From
- A gift, Jun 2026
- Age
- About 1 year
- Next repot
- Around Mar 2027
- Edible
- ❌ Not for eating.
- Hardy
- ✅ Fully
- Garden-centre price
- about £8
Care & updates
- Next root check
- Mar 2027
- What to expect
- Evergreen: the blue tufts stay put all winter. Comb out the dead bits in spring; flower spikes follow in early summer.
- Observation
Full and healthy with good silver-blue colour. Sharing the pot with some self-sown company for now: a pea plant scrambling out of the bowl and a scattering of feathery seedlings. They'll die off with the frosts.