Festuca amethystina

Common Name: Amethyst Fescue

Plant Family: Poaceae

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Price: £5.00

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Availability:

8 in stock

Size/Qty: 9 cm pots

Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy
Position/ Situation: City gardens, small gardens
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Planting Style: prairie
Scent: No Scent
Flower Colour: Purple
Leaf Colour: Grey
Height: low (up to 3 feet)
Evergreen: Yes
Drought Tolerant: Yes
Soil Type: dry or sandy soil
Soil PH: No preference
Rabbit & Deer Resistance: Deer & Rabbit Resistant Plants
Resistance to Honey Fungus: Resistant to Honey Fungus

A small, narrow leaved Fescue from the Alps, with grey-green leaves and purplish flowers. Grow in a well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerant of poor, sandy or stony soils. Cut back in spring before new leaves emerge. Divide spring or autumn.

Delivery Info
Pot Sizes

Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall