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 standout choice for New Zealand gardens. Festuca Banks Peninsula Blue is a small, ornamental grass that features fine, blue-green foliage. The foliage on this blue fescue grass is held densely as it grows to about 40 cm tall and the same wide. Short flower stems rise above the foliage in summer, adding extra interest to this plant. Festuca Banks Peninsula Blue is best showcased with a mass planting either in borders, rock gardens, or on a bank. This colourful and forgiving plant is both versatile and very rewarding.
