Festuca amethystina


 

Common Names: tufted fescue

Family: Poaceae

Features:

  • A grass which forms dense evergreen tufts with thin, blue-green, in-rolled leaves.

  • The flower stems grow above the foliage in summer ending in small, green flower spikes with a pink-purple tint.

Sunlight: Full

Ultimate Height: 0.5 - 1 metres

Ultimate Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 meter

Flowering: Spring -Summer

 

Care:

Ensure good drainage around the plant or within a pot to ensure the effects of wet winter conditions are reduced. Comb through the plant with your fingers in winter to remove dead foliage. Cut back in spring.

Tom

Gardenwild Gardener

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