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    FESTUCA
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    FESTUCA

    Commonly known as Fescue

    A valuable turf grass for livestock hay as well as an ornamental in its blue forms.

    Genus of about 450 species of deciduous or evergreen, rhizomatous, often tufted perennial grasses widely distributed throughout temperate zones.

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    • Good to know
      A grass grown for its blue-green or blue-grey foliage.
    • Place of origin
      Temperate zones
    • Deciduous
      Rhizomatous perennial grasses
    • Ornamental grasses
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    Varieties
    FESTUCA glauca
    Blue fescue, Grey fescue
    A grass with greyish blue tussocks
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
    FESTUCA glauca 'Elijah Blue'
    Blue fescue, Grey fescue
    Striking improved blue form
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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