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Beyond Blue Blue Fescue

Beyond Blue Blue Fescue

FESTUCA glauca 'Beyond Blue'

  • Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • High drought resistance
  • Ships as a 4"plant
  • Mature spread is 12"-18"
  • Mounding, Clumping, Compact, and Tufted
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Beyond Blue Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca 'Beyond Blue', syn. 'Casca11') is a stunning, compact ornamental grass forming tight, symmetrical mounds of intensely powder-blue foliage that holds its remarkable color more consistently and vibrantly than any other blue fescue selection available. The exceptionally fine, needle-like blades create a soft, bristling texture that catches light beautifully at every angle — delivering year-round structural interest, bold blue color, and effortless elegance to borders, rock gardens, containers, and modern landscape designs.

Grown from certified organic heritage stock, each plant arrives with a Professional Grade root system — fibrous, well-established, and ready for vigorous growth. Beyond Blue thrives in full sun with excellent drainage and is highly drought tolerant once established, making it an essential plant for water-wise, low-maintenance, and fire-resistant organic landscapes. Its naturally tidy, self-contained mounding habit requires minimal maintenance and pairs beautifully with warm-toned ornamentals, lavenders, and silver-foliage plants where the intense blue creates maximum color contrast and contemporary design impact.

  • Exceptional Blue Color Retention — Holds its intense powder-blue color more consistently and vibrantly year-round than any other blue fescue selection, delivering reliable structural color even through summer heat and winter cold.
  • Year-Round Structural Interest — Tight, symmetrical mounding habit provides elegant, architectural form and bold blue color throughout every season, making it an invaluable structural element in any landscape design.
  • Drought Tolerant & Water-Wise — Highly drought resistant once established, thriving with minimal supplemental irrigation in water-wise, xeriscape, and California-friendly low-water landscape applications.
  • Versatile Design Element — Outstanding as a specimen, edging plant, mass planting, rock garden accent, or container focal point — Beyond Blue integrates beautifully into both traditional cottage and contemporary minimalist garden styles.
  • Low Maintenance — Naturally tidy, self-contained mounding habit requires only occasional trimming to remove spent flower stems, making it one of the lowest-maintenance ornamental grasses available.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun with excellent soil drainage — plant in well-drained to sandy or gravelly soil and water moderately until established, after which minimal supplemental irrigation is needed. Hardy in USDA zones 4–8, growing 8–12" tall with a spread of 10–12". Divide clumps every 2–3 years in early spring to maintain vigor and prevent center die-out; cut back lightly in late winter before new growth emerges.

We use expedited shipping policies to protect plant health and minimize plant stress in transit.  All plants are in transit for only 1-3 days. (This does not guarantee 3-day delivery as orders are not always packed and sent out on the day of your order.) We send out deliveries on a weekly schedule to ensure quick transit times, so your order may not be packaged and shipped until later in the week. For instance, we may hold shipments to avoid weekend delays that keep plants in transit for longer.

All packaging includes eco-friendly material and our shipping methods are tested regularly to ensure plants arrive healthy upon arrival.

Additionally, any delays or damages in shipping are covered by our Healthy Plant Guarantee.

If you're plants arrived damaged, we will happily replace them for free!

Please contact us, send a picture, and detail any damage, so that we can continue to improve our shipping process and make sure you receive the healthy plants you paid for.

Mature Height is 6"–1'

Mature Spread is 12"-18"

Watering: Let dry

Blooms in:

  • Spring
  • Summer

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