Sesleria caerulea

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Sesleria caerulea

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Kemper Code: M340

Common Name: blue moor grass
Zone: 5 to 8
Plant Type: Ornamental grass
Family: Poaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: Scandinavia, eastern Europe
Height: 0.5 to 1 foot
Spread: 0.75 to 1 foot
Bloom Time: March - June
Bloom Color: Green
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium moisture soils in full sun to part shade.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Blue moor grass is a cool season, ornamental grass which grows 6-12" tall in loose tufts. Narrow spikes of greenish flowers in spring give way to silvery inflorescences. Attractive, narrow, twisting, green foliage has a blue cast. Commonly called moor grass because it is indigenous to the moors of Europe.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Border edging. Rock gardens. Mass as a ground cover.