blue fescue

Blue fescue (Festuca ovina glauca) is a variety of sheep's fescue known for its silvery-blue foliage. Fescues belong to the genus Festuca, which comprises a large group of grasses native to temperate and cold regions worldwide.12

These grasses can be annuals or perennials, typically growing in clumps. Some species spread via stolons or rhizomes. Fescues are broadly categorized into "fine-leaved" types with narrow leaves and "broad-leaved" types with straplike leaves. Their flowers are usually bisexual and appear in loose, branching clusters, producing feathery seed heads.2

While some fescues are important pasture and fodder grasses, others, like blue fescue, are cultivated for ornamental purposes in garden borders. Certain fescue species are also used in lawn mixtures and for erosion control due to their ability to grow on barren ground.2