festuca ornamental grass
Festuca ornamental grass is a favourite among New Zealand gardeners looking to add low-maintenance colour, texture, and movement to their landscapes. This hardy, versatile grass variety—often known simply as blue fescue—offers striking blue-green foliage, compact clumping habits, and the ability to thrive in a wide range of garden settings. Whether you’re designing borders, rock gardens, or container plantings, festuca ornamental grass delivers year-round visual interest and fits perfectly into both contemporary and traditional garden styles.
Festuca coxii (Blue Fescue)
Festuca coxii, commonly known as Blue Fescue, is a hardy NZ native, ornamental grass that features fine, blue foliage. Straw-coloured seed heads complement the leaves in summer. It grows as a clump to about 20 cm high and wide, growing best in full sun or partial shade. Festuca coxii is best showcased in mass plantings, either in borders, rock gardens, or cottage gardens, or on a bank. It is a colourful and forgiving plant that is both versatile and a rewarding addition to a garden.
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Festuca 'Banks Peninsula Blue' (Blue Fescue Grass)
Festuca 'Banks Peninsula Blue' is a striking ornamental grass valued for its fine, steel blue foliage that forms neat, compact clumps. This hardy plant is well suited to NZ conditions and provides year round colour and texture in the garden. Its tidy growth habit and drought tolerance make it ideal for modern landscapes, borders, and mass planting where a clean, architectural look is desired.
