Festuca ‘Top Knot Blue Opal’

Common Name:
Blue Fescue

Description:
Festuca 'Top Knot Blue Opal' is a compact, evergreen ornamental grass prized for its fine-textured, steely blue foliage that forms neat, dome-shaped tufts. This variety maintains its vibrant colour throughout the year, adding visual interest to garden beds, borders, and containers. In late spring to early summer, it produces delicate, light green flower spikes with a subtle purple tinge, rising above the foliage. Thriving in full sun and well-drained soils, 'Top Knot Blue Opal' is drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, making it an excellent choice for Melbourne gardens. It is ideal for use in rockeries, coastal gardens, and as edging along pathways.

Form:
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding
*Ground Cover

Mature Size:
*Height: 15–20 cm
*Width: 30–40 cm

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
*Light Green with Purple Tinge

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Disease Resistant
*Perennial
*Herbaceous
*Suitable for Coastal Gardens
*Drought Tolerant
*Low Maintenance

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:
*Lavandula angustifolia
*Salvia nemorosa
*Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
*Echinacea purpurea
*Achillea millefolium

Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
PGA do not sell direct to the public, but their website has detailed information on this species that is available for everyone to access. 
Visit www.pga.com.au for further details and photos of this plant.