Festuca

(Blue Fescue) Glauca Compacta Blue

Picture a tidy dome of steel-blue needles, fine as spun glass and catching the light from every angle. It grows to about 25 cm tall and 25 cm wide, so it stays neat without much fuss. For a full, flowing carpet plan on 9-12 per square metre, or tuck a single one into a pot or gravel bed as a cool accent. It is a grass, so you won't see bees queuing at the flowers, but it makes a lovely calm backdrop for lavender, sedum and anything pink or purple. And because this green friend keeps its blue colour all year round, your border never looks bare in winter.

Give it a sunny, open spot: the sun keeps the leaves that silvery blue, while in shade they turn greener and flop. It likes lean, well-drained soil, so mix some sand or grit into heavy clay to stop the roots sitting wet. Water it regularly in its first summer, after that it copes with dry spells well, but plants in pots dry out faster, so check those more often. In early spring comb out the dead leaves with your fingers and trim the tufts back to about 5 cm if they look tired, which brings fresh, dense growth. It is fully hardy and can stay outside all winter, just make sure pots never sit in a soggy saucer.

Your order will be hand picked and packed in our strong and sustainable packaging as soon as possible, after which it will be delivered straight from our greenhouse to your door by your chosen carrier. You can follow the journey of your plants via the tracking link you receive in your mail. If you have any questions regarding your order and its shipment, you can get in contact with our support team.

We expect every order to arrive in tip-top shape. We take intensive care of the plants in our greenhouse and use special and as sustainable as possible protective packaging to ship our plants. We also wrote an extensive blog about how to unpack and prepare your plants for growth after shipping. However there are rare occasions where our plants don’t meet their full potential. That’s why all plants are guaranteed for 30 days after arrival, if still in its original nursery pot.