Sapphire Fountain Oat Grass

Ornamental Features:

Sapphire Fountain Oat Grass' attractive grassy leaves remain blue in colour throughout the year. The flowers are not ornamentally significant. The tan seed heads are carried on showy plumes displayed in abundance from mid summer to late fall.

Landscape Attributes:

Sapphire Fountain Oat Grass is an herbaceous evergreen ornamental grass with a shapely form and gracefully arching stems. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance ornamental grass, and is best cut back to the ground in late winter before active growth resumes. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Sapphire Fountain Oat Grass is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Border Edging

Plant Characteristics:

Sapphire Fountain Oat Grass will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity extending to 3 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This ornamental grass should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to dry locations, and dislikes excessive moisture. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for alkaline soils, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by division.

This is a selection of a native North American species.