Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’
Elijah Blue Fescue is a striking ornamental grass prized for its intense silvery-blue foliage and compact, tidy form. This low-growing grass forms dense, rounded clumps that add cool color, texture, and contrast to garden beds, borders, rock gardens, and containers.
Growing just 6–12 inches tall and wide, Elijah Blue Fescue is perfect for edging pathways, mass plantings, or creating a soft groundcover effect. In late spring to early summer, delicate tan flower spikes rise above the foliage, adding subtle movement to the garden.
This hardy ornamental grass thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, where it develops its best blue coloration. Once established, it is highly drought tolerant and very low maintenance, making it an excellent choice for water-wise landscapes and rock gardens.
Plant Details
- Light: Full sun for best blue color
- Water: Low once established; drought tolerant
- Soil: Well-drained, sandy, or rocky soil preferred
- Height: 6–12 inches
- Spread: 6–12 inches
- Zones: 4–8
Garden Highlights
- Unique steel-blue ornamental foliage
- Compact, tidy mounding habit
- Drought tolerant and low maintenance
- Great for borders, rock gardens, and containers
- Provides year-round texture in the landscape
Care Tip: Cut foliage back to 3–4 inches in early spring to refresh growth, and divide clumps every 2–3 years to maintain vigor and prevent center die-back.
Elijah Blue Fescue is an easy-care ornamental grass that adds cool color and refined texture to almost any garden setting.
