Festuca amethystina
Festuca amethystina
Festuca amethystina
Festuca amethystina
Festuca amethystina
Festuca amethystina
Tufted Fescue
Beautiful clumps, vigorous.
Michèle, 13/12/2024
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Description
The Festuca amethystina, also known as Amethyst fescue, is an evergreen perennial grass with delicate blue-green leaves. It forms a beautiful compact cushion adorned with flowering spikes subtly tinged with violet in late spring and early summer. Its lovely colour and lightness will bring a natural touch to your flower beds.
Native to the Alps and southern Europe and belonging to the vast family of Poaceae, this fescue has a bushy habit reaching a height and width of 40 cm (16in). Cousin of the Blue fescue is a variety that stands out with its lovely purple reflections, reminiscent of amethyst, and spikelets that appear in late spring / early summer. Its foliage consists of slender, wonderful, bluish-green leaves. An evergreen grass ensuring a presence in the garden throughout the year.
Fescues thrive in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil. They are resistant, hardy plants, at least down to -15 °, which can withstand drought and even sea spray once well established. They are not known to be particularly susceptible to diseases.
Maintenance is almost nonexistent (no cutting back in spring like deciduous grasses). However, the most attentive gardeners can do light cleaning at the end of winter, removing dry leaves and faded spikelets from the perimeter. If, after a few years, the shrub becomes too large for your taste, do not hesitate to divide it, as it is the easiest way to propagate it.
Dancing in the wind, grasses are incomparable for bringing naturalness and lightness to gardens. They can be used in mass plantings, alone or with other grasses, or in borders, alongside other perennials. We recommend planting them in the sun, with Sedum spectabile, Achillea pomegranate, the elegant Salvia nemerosa Caradonna in full sun, and Heuchera Plum Pudding in partial shade. This plant can also be easily grown in pots.
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Botanical data
Festuca
amethystina
Poaceae
Tufted Fescue
Central Europe
atteinterespiratoire
Cette plante peut entraîner des symptômes allergiques.
Evitez de la planter si vous ou vos proches souffrez de rhinite saisonnière ("rhume des foins").
Davantage d'informations sur https://plantes-risque.info
Planting and care
These grasses need very little maintenance. They don't require pruning in the spring like other grasses. A light cleaning at the end of winter is enough to remove dry leaves from the perimeter and faded spikes. If the plant becomes too large, it can be divided to create new plants. However, it's important to avoid planting these grasses in soil that is too moist and poorly drained, as it can cause them to wither.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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