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Grass Elijah Blue in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

 

Grass Elijah Blue

'Elijah Blue' is a compact ornamental grass bearing needle-like, silvery blue-green leaves. In summer short spikes of blue-green flowers appear, gradually fading to yellow-brown. With a compact, rounded habit. Small size, perfect for pots.

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plant Features
  • Grass Elijah Blue likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Grass Elijah Blue likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Grass Elijah Blue is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Grass Elijah Blue likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Grass Elijah Blue

Latin name

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

type

Grass

family

Poaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Grass Elijah Blue likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Grass Elijah Blue is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Grass Elijah Blue likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Grass Elijah Blue likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Grass Elijah Blue is 0.10meters x 0.10meters 0.10 M 0.10 M

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

'Elijah Blue' is a compact ornamental grass bearing needle-like, silvery blue-green leaves. In summer short spikes of blue-green flowers appear, gradually fading to yellow-brown. With a compact, rounded habit. Small size, perfect for pots.


Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant container grown plants out in spring, likes poor soil that is free draining.

 
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