{"product_id":"perennial-elijah-blue-fescue-grass-seeds-1","title":"Perennial Elijah Blue Fescue Grass Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🪴 Cultivate Your Garden with Quality Seeds - Affordable and Bursting with Life! 🌱\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/5036\/4180\/files\/flower_1024x1024.jpg?v=1768540668\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(63, 98, 30);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerennial Elijah Blue Fescue Grass Seeds – Festuca glauca – Compact Icy-Blue Needle Foliage with Tiny Pale Plumes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🌾 Icy-Blue Needle Foliage \u0026amp; Neat Pincushion Mounds for Modern Landscape Design\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring a touch of serene, cool-toned elegance to your rock gardens, pathways, and modern landscape designs with our Perennial Elijah Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca) Seeds. This spectacular, compact ornamental grass produces stunning, fine, needle-like foliage in a striking icy-blue to silvery-blue color. The intense, cool-toned color provides a stunning, luminous contrast to green and warm-toned plants in the landscape, making it a truly eye-catching accent from spring through fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis neat, clump-forming grass forms dense, rounded, \"pincushion\" or \"spiky hedgehog\"-like mounds reaching only 8–12 inches tall and wide. It is absolutely perfect for front-of-border edging, rock gardens, dry creek beds, and small containers. In summer, it produces delicate, pale wheat-like plumes that rise gracefully above the blue foliage, adding a soft, airy texture to the neat mounds. As beautifully showcased in the photos, Blue Fescue is absolutely stunning when planted in sweeping drifts along pathways or as a border edging, creating a serene, modern, and cohesive landscape design. Once established, this hardy, drought-tolerant, and low-maintenance perennial thrives in hot, full-sun summers and poor soils with minimal care. Hardy in USDA Zones 4–8 and returning year after year, these icy-blue beauties are an absolute must-have for any rock garden, modern landscape, or water-wise garden\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(134, 110, 60);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🌱How to Plant \u0026amp; Grow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 144, 44);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight Requirements:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  Full sun (6–8+ hours of direct sun per day is essential for vigorous growth and intense blue color). In partial shade, the blue color will fade to a duller green.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 144, 44);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Type: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Well-draining, poor to average, sandy or gravelly soil. Blue Fescue thrives in poor, dry, sandy, or rocky soil. Crucial: Excellent drainage is essential. It will struggle in heavy, waterlogged clay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 144, 44);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination Time: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e14–21 days at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Seeds require light to germinate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 144, 44);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDays to Maturity: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e90–120 days from seed to first mature clump. (It will produce small clumps in the first year and reach full size in the second year).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(82, 144, 44);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMature Height:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e 8–12 inches. Spread: 8–12 inches (compact clumps).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(134, 110, 60);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📏\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(208, 151, 6);\"\u003eSpacing \u0026amp; Seeding Instructions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Spacing: \u003c\/strong\u003eSpace plants 8 to 12 inches apart for a dense, continuous border or mass planting.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeeding Density (Per Square Foot):\u003c\/strong\u003e  For mass planting or border edging, sow 4–6 seeds per square foot.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSowing Depth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Surface sow. Press seeds gently into the soil but do not cover – they need light to germinate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e📅 \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(32, 112, 177);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Calendar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"218\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 99.915%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 31.3893%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 20.8066%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorthern States (4–5)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 26.1876%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMid-Atlantic \u0026amp; Midwest (6–7)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 21.7034%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouthern States (8)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 31.3893%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStart Indoors (Recommended)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 20.8066%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly – Mid March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 26.1876%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate February – Early March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 21.7034%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMid – Late February\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 31.3893%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransplant Outdoors (After Frost)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 20.8066%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate April – Early May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 26.1876%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate March – Early April\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 21.7034%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate February – Early March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 31.3893%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect Sow (After Frost)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 20.8066%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate April – Early May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 26.1876%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate March – Early April\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 21.7034%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate February – Early March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 31.3893%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect Sow (Fall - Warm Zones Only)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 20.8066%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eN\/A (Too cold)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 26.1876%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember – October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"center\" style=\"width: 21.7034%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember – November\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(177, 148, 16);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 5, 5);\"\u003eImportant Note: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(177, 148, 16);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 5, 5);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Fescue is a hardy perennial. \u003cb\u003eDo not plant outdoors until the soil temperature has consistently reached at least 60°F (15°C) and all danger of frost has completely passed.\u003c\/b\u003e It will grow slowly in the first year, establishing a strong root system before maturing in the second year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(177, 148, 16);\"\u003e🧑🌾 Step-by-Step Planting Instructions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(177, 148, 16);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(133, 169, 72);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart Indoors (Recommended for best results):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill seed trays with moist, well-draining, fine-textured seed-starting mix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGently sprinkle seeds onto the surface of the soil. Do not cover them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlace the tray in a warm area (65–70°F) with bright, indirect light. Keep the soil evenly moist by misting from above or bottom-watering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeedlings emerge in 14–21 days. Provide strong, direct sunlight immediately to prevent leggy growth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter 8–10 weeks, when the seedlings are 3–4 inches tall, gradually harden them off outdoors over 5–7 days before transplanting them into the garden, spacing them 8–12 inches apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(133, 169, 72);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirect Sow (For Zones 7–8 only):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWait until the soil is warm and all frost danger has passed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare a well-drained bed in full sun. Remove all weeds and loosen the soil deeply.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurface sow seeds (press gently into the soil), spacing them very thinly (or mix seeds with fine sand for easier handling).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater gently with a fine mist spray to avoid washing the seeds away. Keep the soil consistently moist until germination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce seedlings are 3 inches tall, thin them out, leaving the strongest plants spaced 8–12 inches apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(133, 169, 72);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOngoing Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatering: Water regularly during dry spells during the first growing season to establish a deep root system. Once established, Blue Fescue is exceptionally drought-tolerant. Allow the soil to dry out completely between waterings. Overwatering will cause root rot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFertilizing: Do not fertilize. This grass thrives in poor, lean soil. Over-fertilizing will encourage floppy, weak growth and fade the blue color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePruning \u0026amp; Maintenance: In early spring, before new growth emerges, gently comb through the clumps with your gloved fingers to remove dead foliage, or trim the clumps back to 2–3 inches above the ground to refresh the mound. Do not cut into the crown of the plant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDividing: Mature clumps can be divided in early spring every 2–3 years to maintain vigor, prevent the center from dying out, and propagate new plants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverwintering: This is a hardy perennial. In Zones 4–8, it will remain evergreen or semi-evergreen in winter. In very cold zones, it may die back partially and re-emerge in spring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/5036\/4180\/files\/3_e5881996-c859-49b3-8846-557f4099ccf2_600x600.png?v=1779434575\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(131, 125, 58);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🚚\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 18, 17);\"\u003eFast Shipping for You! 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