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Festuca 'Cool as Ice' Back to Previous Page. More Images. Common Name: tall fescue. Type: Ornamental grass. Family: Poaceae. Zone: 4 to 8. Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet. Spread: 1.50 to 2.00 feet. Bloom Time: May to July. Bloom Description: Green fading to light brown. Sun: Full sun to part shade. Water: Dry. Maintenance: Medium.
Low domes of fine-textured, needle-like foliage emerges gray-green and quickly transitions to a steely blue. Airy green flower panicles rise above foliage aging to wheat-toned seedheads. The foliage of Festuca Cool as Ice will remain dense right to the ground. A charming dwarf ornamental grass.
Gray-green emerging foliage quickly turns steel blue, and stays bright throughout the season; makes a fantastic color accent in the border, not a spreading grass; useful in dryer areas but try not to subject it to extremes.
Festuca 'Cool as Ice' Blue Fescue. Category: Ornamental Grass, Perennial; Patent: PP27,651; Hardiness Zone: 4-9; Height: 10-12 in; Spread: 12-14 in; Bloom Color: Sky Blue; Foliage Color: Blue-gray; Silvery blue foliage with improved heat tolerance. Blooms reach 18” in summer. Adds a wonderfully fine texture to the garden. Prefers well drained ...
Description: Gray-green emerging foliage quickly turns steel blue, and stays bright throughout the season; makes a fantastic color accent in the border, not a spreading grass; useful in dryer areas but try not to subject it to extremes. Ornamental Features.
Festuca 'Cool as Ice' makes a 10 tall x 1' wide evergreen clump of narrow blue foliage, which is superb for making color and textural combinations in the garden. Festuca 'Cool as Ice' is the first blue fescue that's been successful long term in our hot, humid summer climate.
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Lighter blue foliage emerges in spring and turns deeper blue in summer. Collection: None. Features: Drought Tolerant, Easy to Grow, Great in Containers, Low Maintenance, Multi-Season Interest, New & Exciting, Not Preferred by Deer, Small Spaces, Very Cold Tolerant.
