Blue Green Ornamental Grasses (Sesleria Caerulea)

Blue Green Ornamental Grasses Description

Blue Green Ornamental Grass is a charming, low maintenance grass known for its striking blue green foliage that adds a cool, silvery hue to any garden. This compact, clump forming grass is ideal for smaller gardens, rockeries, and borders, where it can create a soft, textured backdrop or serve as an eye catching groundcover. In late spring to early summer, it produces delicate flower spikes that rise above the foliage, offering a beautiful contrast to the vibrant leaves. The elegant, airy blooms add movement to the garden, while the dense tufts of foliage provide structure and interest throughout the year.

Blue Green Ornamental Grass is particularly valued for its hardiness and adaptability. It thrives in a range of soil types, including well drained, sandy, loamy, and even clay soils, as long as they are not waterlogged. It is an excellent choice for gardeners seeking a plant that requires minimal maintenance, as it is drought tolerant once established and has a semi evergreen nature, retaining its foliage during milder winters. Its compact size makes it an ideal choice for small spaces, containers, and rock gardens.

Pruning Advice

Minimal Pruning: Blue Green Ornamental Grass requires little pruning throughout the year. In late winter or early spring, it is recommended to trim back any dead or damaged foliage to tidy the plant and encourage fresh new growth. This can be done by cutting back the foliage to about 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) above the ground.

Cutting Back Flower Spikes: After the flowering season, you can remove spent flower spikes to maintain a tidy appearance, although leaving them intact can add winter interest and texture.

General Care: Remove any old or damaged leaves throughout the growing season to keep the plant looking neat and healthy. Avoid cutting the plant back too hard, as it can be sensitive to excessive pruning.

Further Information

Year Round Appeal: The blue green foliage provides texture and colour throughout the year, with the added benefit of delicate flower spikes in late spring and summer. The plant remains attractive even during winter months, especially in milder climates, where it retains much of its foliage.

Low Maintenance: Blue Green Ornamental Grass is easy to care for once established. It is drought tolerant, hardy, and thrives in various soil types, requiring little additional care.

Compact Growth: Reaching a height of 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 inches), it is ideal for smaller gardens, container plantings, and low growing groundcovers, where it will not overwhelm other plants.

Wildlife Friendly: The flowers attract pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, making it a great addition to wildlife gardens.

Resilience: This grass is tolerant of dry conditions and poor soils, making it an excellent choice for low maintenance, drought resistant landscapes.

Delivery & Returns

Free delivery is available on most orders (except Premium Products) providing they meet the minimum spend criteria for the size of box or pallet. Pallet deliveries and large box deliveries for tall plants are indicated by icons on the product table listings. Delivery costs and minimum order details for each packaging type are as follows:

* Standard Sized Boxes (Bare root up to 1.2m tall & pots up to 7.5L) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £250 | or £9.98 charge.

* Tall Sized Boxes (Bare roots 1.2m & over) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £250 | or £24.99 charge.

* Pallets (Root balls, large pots 10L+, trees etc | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £350 | or £82 charge.

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