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Dear Customers. Please be advised that Thursday 18th of December is the last order date for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. Our hard working despatch teams finish on Friday.

The Nursery will be open as normal during the Christmas period, except Bank Holidays, and will be closing at 1.30pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Thank you to all our customers old and new for their valued support this year.
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    FESTUCA
    FESTUCA glauca
    FESTUCA glauca
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    FESTUCA glauca

    Commonly known as Blue fescue, Grey fescue

    A grass with greyish blue tussocks
     
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    • Good to know
      Divide and replant every 2 or 3 years to maintain colour
    • Pests & Diseases
      None.
    • Place of origin
      Northern and southern temperate regions.
    • Evergreen
      Erect or arching, smooth, blue-green leaves 7-20cm (3-8in) long.
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
      Violet-flushed, blue-green flowers in early and midsummer
    • Panicles
      Shortly branched panicles to 10cm (4in) long
    • Spikes
      Spikelets
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      30cm (12in)
    • Spread
      25cm (10in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Rhizomatous perennial grass
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Ornamental grasses
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
    • Full sun
    • Mature Size
      30cm (12in)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        25cm (10in)
      		  
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    Festuca glauca - Care Guide
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    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
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