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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
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    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    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
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