Blue Whiskers Blue Fescue Size:1 gallon Photos courtesy of Walter Gardens

Photos courtesy of Walter Gardens

By late spring growing green mounds begin to sprout purple pink flowers

and they persist on the tree for up to a month — significantly longer than many kousa selections

The blue-green foliage of the dianthus also provides excellent contrast when paired with chartreuse-foliaged companions or silver-leaved artemisias

Blue Whiskers Blue Fescue Size:1 gallon Photos courtesy of Walter GardensWe fell in love with these little silver blue tuffs of grass almost as soon as we saw them. Deployed around a garden bed they provide lovely and durable patches of color and texture that are hard to match. The smaller 10 12" size means they won't take over a bed like some other grasses and since they do quite well in part shade they can be used in beds under trees and among a wide range of flowers, like coral bells, allium, hydrangea, hosta, or