PlantFiles: Blue Fescue
Festuca ovina var. glauca 'Elijah Blue'

I grew a handful of these pretty little grasses from seed this spring. Unfortunately for me I did not read the reviews posted stating that RABBITS LOVE THIS GRASS.

Needless to say the darn rabbits mowed the grass down to a bare stubble. They dug up another clump seemingly wanting to munch on the roots only.

I am trying to nurse them back to health, having sprayed them with a stinky mixture of garlic and such.

Hence, keep them in containers and out of rabbit reach. Darn rabbits!

Purchased some seed last year from a local grocery chain. All I wanted was for the kids to have a plant they could tend. I loved it so much I ended up putting in alongside my steps. I have purchased more and intend to use it in several places in my flower beds. Looks fabulous in the snow and is doing well on my steep sloped hill.

Elijah Blue Fescue is such a talented ornamental grass that it is already widely used in commercial and residential plantings.

Drought tolerant, freeze tolerant, keeps vibrant blue color throughout spring and summer which turns a bit darker and mottled into the fall and winter.

Propagation by division of root ball. I have found the best way to do this is dig up the entire plant and cut it into four sections, then rip off small handfuls of the grass from each quarter of the plant. As you are going remove old decaying matter as well as strands that are no longer productive. The secret to making very fresh new looking plants is to plant it a little deeper than normal. You should plant the new clumps all the way up to where the new shoots of grass are coming up. This way you dont get stuck with any tattered brown look at the base and the grass does just fine planted deeper than normal.

Look forward to trying this one from seed and continuing to add it to more areas in the garden.

We have had this plant growing in many areas in our yard as a nice contrasting touch in the landscape. It is a great plant -- very hardy -- frost and drought tolerant.

Elijah Blue fescue is a great ornamental grass and I love the way it looks in the snow. It stays green even in the winter here in my zone 5 garden. I use this grass in rock gardens, as borders and for an interesting contrasting foliage in spots that need a low-growing, non-invasive focal point.

I bought Elijah Blue for my borders this spring. It's a beautiful plant and I intend to add more. The only problem I have with it is ...The RABBITS LOVE it! :-(
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~julie~
Zone 4b

This blue ornamental grass is beautiful. It likes well drained soil (I just planted mine w/sand and rocks) and brightens up the flower bed. Looks great with purple flowering plants and others w/silver foliage ex:lavender. Compact and forms a neat mound, so they can be scattered about or planted in masses.