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Blue moor-grass

Sesleria albicans

Blue moor-grass
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0

Blue moor-grass is a tufted perennial grass native to Europe, grown for its blue-grey foliage and dense seed heads. It is best in open, free-draining, lime-rich conditions, and it is commonly used in rock gardens and naturalistic plantings.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water during establishment, then needs little supplementary water; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, alkaline to neutral soil, often lime-rich or gritty.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters, roughly -20 °C or colder; tolerates heat poorly in humid conditions.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Sesleria albicans is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae which can be found throughout Europe.

Other Sesleria plants

Sesleria argentea · Autumn moor grass · Blue moor grass · Balkan Blue Grass · Sesleria insularis · Moor Grasses

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sesleria albicans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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