Festuca amethystina 'April Green' (Aprilgrun)

Mounding habit forming a semi-evergreen uniform tuft
Very narrow leaf blades are more green than blue, sometimes iridescent
Airy panicles hold golden flowers
Flower colour changes to tan in the summer
Bloom Time: Late spring
Flower Height: 30 cm
Foliage Height: 20 cm
Grass Type: Cool Season

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Gold

HEIGHT:
20-30 cm

SPREAD:
25-30 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Thrives in full sun or partial shade in a well-drained soil with some tolerance of poorer soils. Remove spent foliage in the spring. Clumps need to be divided every 2-3 years to maintain their appeal.

Additional Notes about April Green 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

HABIT:
Dwarf
Mounding
Clumping

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
Blue

LANDSCAPE USES:
Border/edging