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Jumpin’ Jack jumped for joy when he saw not one, not two, but three varieties of Festuca on current Availability. Consistently among our best-selling genera, “fescue” is a compact, easy-care, multi-purpose, cool-season grass that fits a multitude of situations, from borders to mixed containers to green roofs. What’s your pleasure?Boulder Blue’This classic variety features cute, compact tufts of wiry/spiky blue foliage. Selected in Colorado, so you know it can handle heat. Height 6 – 10

We grow four varieties of blue Festuca, and one that’s rich dark green. The blue ones all have similarities, but also a key distinguishing attribute, subtle or obvious.Each has its fans who claim their favorite is the best. The Blues, after all, is (are?) a very personal thing. Festuca glauca Beyond Blue(‘Casca 11’) PP23307 The Great Beyond!This Dutch intro is a direct descendent of ‘Elijah Blue’. Years of patient selecting yielded this compact, summer stable form, famous on both sides of t

Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ and Beyond Blue (PP23307)Two of our (and your) favorite small grasses have a connection that spans an ocean. ‘Elijah Blue’ was selected at The Plantage, a nursery located on Elijah’s Lane, Mattituck, New York. Beyond Blue (‘Casca 11’) hails from much farther off: A garden in Haarsteeg, The Netherlands, 3,600 miles across the ocean blue. But its roots reach all the way back to New York.As it turns out, ‘Elijah Blue’ is the parent of Beyond Blue. A young Dutch gr