United States Plant Patent PP#23,307 awarded January 1, 2013. It has slender, cascading foliage that is intensely silver-blue throughout the growing season. Needs some summer irrigation to thrive and is best divided in late winter every two or three years. It makes low clumps of narrow arching blue and looks beautiful in a pot, the front of the border or in the rock garden. It is an evergreen to semi-evergreen grass with a compact, dwarf habit that grows 3/4 to 1 ft. ‘Beyond Blue’ is one of the bluest of all grasses and remains so throughout the season. Great for rock gardens, edging borders or mass planting as a groundcover. Intersperse among plants with similar requirements to visually hold. Blue Fescue Grass with its icy blue coloration is a clumping ornamental grass, its eye catching color holds its own in the heat of summer. 'Casca11', sold under the trade name of BEYOND BLUE, was discovered in 2002 by Annemarie Blom of Haarsteeg, The Netherlands as a naturally occurring mutation of Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'. Intensely blue, fine, stiff blades stay bright throughout the season with no browning. Specific epithet means with a white, powdery coating. Genus name comes from the Latin word meaning a grass stalk or straw. Flowers give way to buffy seed heads which some gardeners find attractive but others find detractive to both the symmetry of the plant and the foliage color. Light green flowers with a purple tinge appear in terminal panicles atop stems rising above the foliage in late spring to early summer, but inflorescences are not very showy. Foliage forms a dome-shaped, porcupine-like tuft of erect to arching, needle-like blades radiating upward and outward to a height of 6-8" (inflorescences typically bring total clump height to 10-14"). If you have any other questions about our refund/replacement policy, please feel free to email us at will my order ship?Festuca glauca, commonly called blue fescue, is a short-lived, low-growing, semi-evergreen, clump-forming ornamental grass noted for its glaucous, finely-textured, blue-gray foliage. In some cases, we may simply request a photo of the damaged plant to verify condition of plant before we process replacement or refund. If that plant is no longer in stock, or you prefer to not receive a replacement, we will issue full refund for any damaged plants. If your plant(s) were damaged on arrival, we will send out replacements to you immediately at no extra charge to you. If, in the rare case your plants are damaged upon arrival, or you are not completely satisfied, contact us at right away and we’ll take care of it. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 8 years. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. We promise to only send you healthy, well rooted plants. Beyond Blue Blue Fescue will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. After placing your order, just send us an email with your order number and the date you would like your order delivered. If I order now, can I delay shipping for sometime in the future? If you don't know what zone you are in, please check the zone map and zip code lookup tool above to find out. Please make sure that the plants are rated for the zone you live in. The hardiness zones that each plant will grow in are listed in the plant details section. If, in the rare case your plants are damaged upon arrival, just contact us within 7 days and a full refund or exchange will be issued for those plants. Orders under $99 ship for a flat rate of $14.95. Once shipped, your order should arrive in 2-5 business days.Īll orders over $99 ship free. Your order will be shipped FedEx Home Delivery. Orders are generally shipped within 1-3 business days. Being shipped as a containered plant greatly reduces the risk of the plant not surviving the transit to your home. If plants are damaged on arrival, just let us know and we'll send you new ones or offer a full refund.Īll of our plants are container grown and shipped with the soil and roots fully intact. We are sticklers about packaging and shipping your order in a way that guarantees healthy plants upon arrival. There are several selections of Blue Fescue, all of them valued for their clumping habit, and display of colourful, grassy foliage. Orders are generally in route for 2-5 business days (depending on where you live). Orders will be shipped via FedEx Home Delivery. After establishment this plant can survive nearly everything and will stay neat, tidy and wonderful all on its own. Beyond Blue Fescue is truly a 'hands off' plant for the gardener with limited time and resources. It is a 'must have' to use with other sun loving perennials, like Rudbeckia and Coreopsis. Finely textured blades drape to form a rounded tuft of reliable garden color. Beyond Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca 'Beyond Blue') remains true, smokey-blue throughout the growing season.
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