9) Helictotrichon sempervirens

Type: Ornamental grass

Common name: blue oat grass

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Saphirsprudel’

Family name: Poaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 50-60cm (foliage), 50-100(flower)

Spread: 65-80cm

Requirements: Full sun or light shade, fertile, well-drainage, dry to medium

Leaf arrangement: blue leave, needle, 6mm wide

Flower /fruit description(s): Bluish brown at first then turn into golden wheat color by fall

Suitable uses: border, rock garden, foundation plant

Quick ID description: blue foliage, ornamental grass

Bloom time: June to August

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