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Festuca glauca Intense Blue ('Casblue'PBR)
  • RHS AGM

blue fescue [Intense Blue]

Other common names
blue fescue 'Casblue'
Synonyms
Festuca glauca 'Casblue'PBR
Festuca glauca 'Ice Blue'

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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Blue Grey Silver
Summer Brown Blue Grey Silver
Autumn Blue Grey Silver
Winter Blue Grey Silver
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or North–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical details
Family
Poaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Tufted
Genus

Festuca can be herbaceous or evergreen, rhizomatous grasses with linear, often strikingly coloured, leaves, and dense or lax panicles of brownish flowers in summer

Name status

Trade

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Divide every few years in late winter or early spring to maintain vigour. See ornamental grasses cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by division in late winter or early spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Rock garden
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Low Maintenance
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Comb out dead foliage in spring and trim off damaged parts on older foliage

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be affected by a rust

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