Festuca amethystina

Also called Large Blue Fescue, Rainbow Fescue

Mounding habit forming a semi-evergreen uniform tuft
Very narrow hair-like leaf blades are greenish-blue, sometimes iridescent
Airy panicles hold purple flowers
Flower colour changes to tan in the summer
Bloom Time: Late spring
Flower Height: 45 cm
Foliage Height: 30 cm
Grass Type: Cool Season

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Purple

HEIGHT:
30-45 cm

SPREAD:
20-30 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Grows best in full sun and a well-drained soil. This fescue self-seeds easily, so deadhead to prevent seed from spreading. Remove any spent foliage in the spring. Clumps need to be divided every 2-3 years to maintain their appeal.

Additional Notes about Tufted Fescue:

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and continue when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.

Characteristics & Attributes

SOIL MOISTURE:
Well-drained
Average to Dry Soils

GROWTH RATE:
Slow

FLOWERING TIME:
Lt. Spr-Sum
Summer

HABIT:
Dwarf
Mounding
Clumping

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Blue

LANDSCAPE USES:
Border/edging