Grass Blue Fescue

Blue fescue grass (Festuca glauca) is a colorful ornamental grass with silvery blue foliage and pale green flowers that turn buff-colored as they mature. It is drought tolerant and grows in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 to 8. Gardeners like its ease of care and its fine texture, which makes it a good companion plant for heavier or more dramatic plantings. Unlike some other plants grown as ornamental grasses, F. glauca is a fast-growing, true perennial, a member of the Poaceae family.

Growing to heights of up to 12 inches, blue fescue is a showy grass that’s different, however, from the tall fescues typically used in turf lawn mixtures. It’s best to plant blue fescue seed in the early spring or late summer.