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Blue Green Moor Grass
Sesleria heufleriana (ses-LER-ee-ah hey-oo-fler-ee-AH-nah)
Family: Poaceae
Non-native Herbaceous
Leaves are mostly green in early spring; becomes blue by early summer; remains blue in winter Form: Tufted mound
Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗
NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 27 attributes.
Companions & Conflicts
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Arching; Clumping; Erect; Mounding
Leaf color
Blue; Green
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Leaves are mostly green in early spring; becomes blue by early summer; remains blue in winter
Flower color
Black; Cream/Tan; Gold/Yellow
Flower value
Showy
Flower form
Insignificant; Panicle; Spike
Flower detail
Inflorescence: Early spring flowers are black with cream yellow pollen sacs
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit type
Caryopsis
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Non-native
Origin
Europe
Attracts
Songbirds
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Caryopsis
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Rock Garden
Design feature
Border
Planted at Hunnicutt
Nobody’s planted this one yet.