TWO FESCUES: THE ROOTS OF THE BLUES
Posted by John Friel on May 10th 2020
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