Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Grasses and Grass-Like / Ground Covers
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x 1-2'
Natural Growth Habit: Clumping
Native To: California, Cultivar, Hybrid, Pacific Northwest
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Colorful Foliage / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Erosion Control / Intermountain Conditions / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #1
Sunset Garden Zones: 4-9, 14-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-10
Festuca ‘Siskiyou Blue’ is an evergreen, cool-season bunchgrass with a rounded, clumping habit and featuring soft, chalky blue-green foliage. Uses include mass groundcover, weed suppression, erosion control, accent plant, border, pathway, container. It is tolerant of intermountain and seacoast conditions. Moderate water needs; let dry between irrigations. Low water needs once established. It thrives in sandy, gravelly, rocky, or loamy sites that mimic its natural habitat on dry slopes. Prefers full sun but tolerates partial shade. Fire-resistant when maintained. Deer resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -10°F.
Festuca ‘Siskiyou Blue’ is an evergreen, cool-season bunchgrass with a rounded, clumping habit and featuring soft, chalky blue-green foliage. Uses include mass groundcover, weed suppression, erosion control, accent plant, border, pathway, container. It is tolerant of intermountain and seacoast conditions. Moderate water needs; let dry between irrigations. Low water needs once established. It thrives in sandy, gravelly, rocky, or loamy sites that mimic its natural habitat on dry slopes. Prefers full sun but tolerates partial shade. Fire-resistant when maintained. Deer resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -10°F.
