How to use Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca) in your garden!

This AMAZING little ornamental grass brings a big blue flavor to the landscape! Bringing in color contrast to a bunch of green-tones shrubs and perennials is a fantastic way to boost curb appeal and interest to your garden. Blue Fescue is a 'foreground' bordering plant, which means it's typically used in front of other taller growing plants. This creates the first 'layer' in your landscape. Festuca glauca is hardy from USDA Zones 4-10 and is widely used throughout Southern California, Los Angeles County and much of the Southwest.
Blue Fescue is Native to parts of Italy and France. Great for a Southwestern garden or even modern landscapes! Use this cool little grass to boost curb appeal and make that landscape POP!
Blue Fescue will get a bout 10-12" tall and wide. It can be used as a single plant or masses in the landscape which can create a really neat look! It can even be used to replace a lawn!! It's very drought tolerant and requires very little care. Maintenance is pretty easy on this one :)
There's also other fantastic varieties of the Blue Fescue such as Blue Ice, Elija Blue, and Beyond Blue, which all have wonderfully vibrant blue foliage.
Learn how to use and care for the Blue Fescue to create the best longevity for your landscape!
Happy Planting!
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[@CheyenneNixon-p8m]

Deer like to lay in it however it does not hurt it it's a very beautiful ornamental grass Yes please do not charge me anything I don't know why a $2 charge came up or $4 charge I don't need any I've got plenty thank you in advance for your help in this matter. And thank you for the information I am naturalizing in my backyard down in an open spot and it's absolutely beautiful grass I think some of its Elijah Blue 💙 grass

[@CheyenneNixon-p8m]

Something came up that said I had a $2 or $4 or something purchase I don't want anything I've got it going in my yard but I thank you anyway please remove that cuz I'm not going to pay that

[@CheyenneNixon-p8m]

It grows like wildfire in the South Eastern United States the deep South It seems to like areas like a marsh area or an area can be marshy but with well-drained soil this is tough grass and it's absolutely beautiful It's growing like crazy I liked it it checks out the weed so far and grass and blends with the landscape a love naturalizing I don't like to put harsh chemicals on the ground I have in the past but most of them are all basically salt anyway except for that stuff and round up stay away from that

[@CheyenneNixon-p8m]

Hello thank you for the information Ornamental grass may not grow in California however I have to say it spreads like wildfire in the South but I love it Also it naturalis areas comes up voluntarily from seedlings and I think what I have is Elijah Blue 💙 I'm not sure I'm just glad it's here and it can take some humidity and heat Thank you for your information.😊

[@CheyenneNixon-p8m]

If you have the opportunity to get forestry mulch don't put it near your house of course because of termites however these plants grow very well on forestry mulch

[@BudgetPlants]

100 % correct. Forest mulch does have very good nutrients… However, it tends to not have the aesthetic value as other more refined mulch. Thanks for watching!

[@CheyenneNixon-p8m]

I was just talking about the area that I'm trying to naturalize in the back in a wooded area with one open space I don't put it around my house thank you for sharing have a good day

[@brendamoon2660]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong.But I can not grow this plant.I've killed both plants and live in seven b so it should be fine

[@12icool]

Yeah this is a perennial so they are known to die and then come back to life

[@christinalw19]

Hi Dominic! I like to use blue fescue as a border around my sage-colored concrete patio. Mixed with salvias and rosemary, creeping thyme for contrast. I love it when you post videos!! 😊👍🏼👍🏼🌳

[@BudgetPlants]

Heeeey Christina!!! Yeah those are awesome complimenting plants. Thanks for watching.. and the kind words as always!! 😎😎🙏🏼

[@vjkresna6879]

Beautyfull🌱🌳 Glad to see the owner was smiling😊 One happy customers🌱🌳

[@tailzzzzz]

Let them seed if you want more plants. Or you can even buy the seeds.

[@zachrogienski5952]

I planted some Of these and the whole Plant seems “ loose”. Almost like I can grab it and wiggle it and pull it out. Any reason for this. They weren’t cheap, and I’d hate to have picked a few bad plants.

[@BudgetPlants]

Sounds like a soil issue. Maybe too much sand in the mix which would create a weak unestablished root system. A good loamy mix is desired.

[@carenallen5841]

I love these ornamental grass mounds..the color is very Gorgeous especially if you have black mulch or stones with multicolored flowers and dark green leaves it’s stunning

[@BudgetPlants]

Absolutely! The contrast is super cool. Thanks for watchin 😎

[@wendywulffleff4730]

How does one "Share it back" in late winter? Does this mean divide it to form 2 more new plants, or does one purchase new plants and replant! Thank you.

[@BudgetPlants]

Shearing it back would be to cut down the majority of the foliage. This would encourage new Spring growth :)

[@stratelite1337]

Really like the Dr. Seuss whimsical vibes this plant gives.

[@BudgetPlants]

Totally right!

[@omarbecerra5955]

Great videos on your channel keep them coming!!!

[@BudgetPlants]

Thanks Omar!!!! Much appreciated 😎

[@omarbecerra5955]

@@BudgetPlants can we get one on anigozanthos big red or harmony?

[@BudgetPlants]

Mmmm ok I like that! I can put that vid in the queue! Next up I believe will be Coleonema, then a couple ‘how-to’s’, then we can look at doing a vid on Anigozanthos varieties. Can we give you a shout out on the video??

[@omarbecerra5955]

@@BudgetPlants don’t mind if you do 😁

[@yonatandiaz417]

Can I used miracle gro soil cactus palm. To plant blue fescue outdoors ?

[@BudgetPlants]

Hey! Yes, generally they will like that mix.

[@DS90066]

Thanks for the info. I have a rock garden, and young fescue…do I need to have enough soil around it for it to grow?

[@BudgetPlants]

Definitely add some soil amendment for best results :)

[@vLoPiizZ]

Hello! Can you explain better when you mean that the festuca Glauca has a short life duration? What do you mean by sharing it at the end of winter? I would be grateful, thank you!

[@BudgetPlants]

Site! So typically, Festuca glauca has a lifespan of about 4 to 5 years max. Sometimes a little more under optimal conditions. Shearing back in the winter helps to promote new fresh growth. Using pruning shears, cut down to a small 4-6” mounded stump. Hope this helps!

[@stephaniek2913]

@@BudgetPlants I am in the Pacific Northwest on an island in zone 8B. If I share it back right now (34° at night, 45° during the day), AND I want to divide it to spread in other areas… Will I kill it? Is it too early? Cherry blossoms are in bloom and lots of bulbs are up. Thank you. I had no idea of the short shelflife, so I want to take advantage of these three-year-old plants before they die. Too costly to replace that often when planting en masse.

[@bridew]

When to plant? If I plant them in end of February, what size would it be in summer?

[@BudgetPlants]

The cooler months are generally great planting season for these as well as other drought tolerant plants. you can expect about 1.5 times the size by the end of summer, and about double the size by the following.

[@bridew]

@@BudgetPlants Thanks! But I was planning on seeding them, ahah

[@persistentone3448]

What is the brown grass at the top left corner at 00:21?

[@BudgetPlants]

Hey! That’s Carex testacea, Orange Sedge.

[@igaudion973]

Great channel. Just bought a lot of this stuff and this is a great help.

[@BudgetPlants]

Awesome thanks!!! Happy thanksgiving! 🦃

[@randyman8984]

I have 10 blue fescue plants and 2 of them is is mostly brown with very few blue green shoots. Should I scalp it all to the ground on the browns ones ? It almost looks like it went dormant like a fescue lawn will do in high heat

[@BudgetPlants]

Yes, hard prune them down to ‘nubs’ for the winter. But I would do them all together for consistency when the foliage returns.

[@randyman8984]

@@BudgetPlants Could I dig it out and divide it to make 2 or 3 more smaller plants.Would that help rejuvenate it too since I am stirring up the roots?

[@BudgetPlants]

Unfortunately blue fescue do not divide very well… Unless carefully executed, it will most likely parish.

[@randyman8984]

@@BudgetPlants I seen videos showing people who's had success splitting this plant to make more smaller ones. Actually decided to split this one plant this morning and made me five smaller ones, of course that is if they survive lol. What I noticed about the plant is it was real black around the middle/ crown area, look like rot kinda

[@calivette805]

2-4 years ? My first time ever planting and these caught my attention. My mother planted one that’s still alive maybe 10+ years ago .

[@BudgetPlants]

She’s must have one heck of a green thumb! I’ve heard of these making it that long under super optimal conditions.. tell her well done!

[@rasa5343]

can I plant this in a pot indoors?

[@BudgetPlants]

This wouldn’t work too well indoors.

[@marinacarr7010]

Would you be able to grow Blue Fescue in coco peat/ coco coir indoors, if it’s under a full spectrum light? (Asking for some quail friends)

[@BudgetPlants]

That’s a great question…. I’m not sure, but it would be worth a little test to find out. Coco peat is a great medium for growing however nutrients will need to be added. Full spectrum light could work as long as it’s given some heat at well. Worth a try!

[@DavidSmith-vz9uu]

Can I get away with transplanting my blue fescue in June? I know that transplanting is best in spring and fall. I have a project in my garden and need to move a couple blue fescues.

[@sunabubus]

I adore this plant as an accent. But in masses, it's somehow very unattractive (desert-y?) to me. I have 2 for my blue accent + texture plant in a border about 4 m apart. They are amazing.