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Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’

Blue fescue

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassLiliopsidaMonocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
SubclassCommelinidaeDayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
OrderCyperalesFlowering plants including grasses
FamilyPoaceaeGrasses (but not sedges or rushes)
GenusFestucaFrom the Latin festuca, “a grass stalk or straw”
SpeciesglaucaGlaucous, from the Greek meaning “bluish-gray,” referring primarily to the leaves, and specifically to “bloom,” the fine, whitish powder that coats the leaves of certain plants
Cultivar‘Elijah Blue’

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Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Festuca glauca (blue fescue)

6/17/2012 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)

Festuca glauca (blue fescue)

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm)

Festuca glauca (blue fescue)

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)