Glow Sticks Tall Fescue
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Glow Sticks Tall Fescue highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Growth RateMedium
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring, Summer
Growing Zones
Bright lights for your landscape! The Glow Sticks Fescue (Festuca arundinacea 'Glow Sticks') is a brilliant flowering Fescue grass that is sure to add some fireworks to your garden beds and borders and deep green upright interest for the rest of the growing season and beyond!
Glow Sticks only grow to about 2 feet in mature height and form foot-wide clumps of upright, spiky textured deep green leaves that may remain evergreen in warmer climates, but are usually a hardy perennial ornamental grasses in colder climates. The real show starts in May-June and lasts all summer as bright golden yellow plumes rise above the contrasting dark green of the clumps! Fall mellows these plumes out to a tan hue, but the dark green tufts remain for fall and winter interest.
Fescue grasses are super easy to grow and care for! They are cold, heat and humidity tolerant in USDA hardiness zones 3-8 and perfect for firewise and low-water usage landscaping. Cold-hardy to extreme winter temperatures, Fescue grass shows up with abandon year after year!
Planting and Application:
Highlight your beds and borders with easy-care, fuss-free ornamental grass. Line paths with their upright growth that won't get in the way of foot traffic, or along your driveway for a colorful welcome home! Perfect for en masse so that bright golden yellow color really sets off swaths of boring scenery, garden accents or even in large planters for colorful décor around the patio or entertaining areas.
Glow Sticks is of course an impressive specimen and focal point among perennial gardens and modern upgraded ornamental plantings, urban courtyards and mixed-plantings alike! Plant in a rock garden for bright color! Snip a few of these plumes for bright color and texture in bouquets and floral arrangements throughout the summer, and leave the others for fall and winter interest in the landscape.
- Bright Yellow Plumes All Summer
- Deep Green Foliage
- Dense Upright Clumps
- Easy Care & Low Maintenance
- Cold, Heat & Humidity Resistant Accents, Focal Points & Border Plants
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Fescue grass is very low-maintenance and highly adaptable! Disease resistant and drought tolerant once established, these are also great for firewise landscaping and low-water usage areas of the country! Provide a full sun to partial shade location that's moderately moist and well-drained for best results and color. Prune back in early spring to clean the mound if needed. Fescue is a cool-season ornamental grass.
- Full Sun & Partial Shade
- Moderate Water Needs - Low Once Established
- Prune Early Spring
- Firewise Landscaping & Drought Tolerant
- Low Maintenance & Adaptable!
Easy care beacons for your landscape, Glow Sticks Fescue grass will add bright color to your garden beds and borders this year, but only if you order yours today from NatureHills.com before this unique selection sells out!
