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Festuca arundinacea Perfect Edging

Perfect Edging Tall Fescue

  • Variegated foliage
  • Light colored seedheads
  • Flowers in summer
  • Remains upright

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Purchase options for Perfect Edging Tall Fescue

  • Size: 1 Gallon -
  • Status: BeautiFULL
  • Availability: Online

$29.00

Success Starts With Soil

A break from the more commonly known species, Festuca glauca, 'Perfect Edging' is a taller variety perfect for the middle of the border! This selection has variegated foliage, with creamy white margins surrounding blue-green leaves. Variegation is most pronounced as the plant emerges in early spring, and will later match the lightly colored seedheads. Flowers appear in early summer, remaining upright through the end of the season. Like many other Ornamental Grasses, Festuca arundinacea is excellent for soil conservation and erosion control. Though often found in turf grass mixes, this species is also applicable as a solitary or ornamental perennial.

Attributes
Focal Point
Great Foliage
Ornamental Grass
Foliage Color
Green
Variegated
White
Maintenance and Care
Drought Tolerant
Low Maintenance
Salt Tolerant
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Programs
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Season of Interest (Flowering)
Early Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Fall
Exposure
Full Sun
Habit
Upright
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Growing Tips for Festuca arundinacea 'Perfect Edging'

The Festuca genus is at its best when given full sun and well-drained soil. Afternoon shade is recommended, however, in the warmest regions of the country. Festucas are valued for their clumping habit and are proven performers in areas with cooler climates. In mild areas they act evergreen, but in cooler areas they should be trimmed back almost to the base either before the onset of winter or in early spring.

If division is required, it is best performed in the spring so the divisions have time to root in before the onset of winter.