Latin Name: Helictotrichon sempervirens
Common Name: blue oat grass
Family: Poaceae
Plant type: Herbaceous Perennial
Origin: Central and southwestern Europe
Hard Zone: 4-8
Mature Size: 3′ x 2.5′
Leaf: very narrow, spiky, steel blue leaf blades forming a rounded porcupine-like clump
Flowers: bluish-brown, in panicles
Bloom Time: June
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Water Use: low to medium
Soil: well-drained
Landscape Uses: border or rock gardens, residential garden; toughest grass that does not spread by rhizome
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