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.