Autumn Fern

Boulder Blue Fescue

About Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue

Autumn Fern

Boulder Blue Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia

1.4 Types

Dryopteris fili-mas, Dryopteris affinis, Dryopteris carthusiana

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Woodlands

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green, Pink, Copper

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Brown, Dark Red, Bronze

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Brown

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Fern like

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, Water soluble fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DRYOPTERIS erythrosora

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

7.2 Common Name

Autumn fern, Japanese wood fern, Copper shield fern

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Autumn Fern Tree

Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Herbst Fern Tree

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Autumn Fern Tree

Boulder bleu fétuque

7.2.4 In Spanish

Otoño Fern Tree

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

7.2.5 In Greek

Φθινόπωρο δέντρο φτέρη

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Samambaia de árvore Autumn

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Jesień Drzewo paproci

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

7.2.8 In Latin

Autumnus Fern tree

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Leptosporangiate fern

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Dryopteris

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Poeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA61

1 27800

Properties of Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue? We provide you with everything About Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue. Autumn Fern doesn't have thorns and Boulder Blue Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Autumn Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Autumn Fern has allergic reactions like Not Available and Boulder Blue Fescue has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue

Season and care of Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Autumn Fern season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Boulder Blue Fescue season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Autumn Fern is Loam and for Boulder Blue Fescue is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Autumn Fern is Acidic, Neutral and for Boulder Blue Fescue is Acidic, Neutral.

Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue Physical Information

Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Autumn Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue are as follows:

Autumn Fern flower color: Not Available
Autumn Fern leaf color: Light Green, Yellow green, Pink and Copper
Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray

Care of Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue

Care of Autumn Fern and Boulder Blue Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Autumn Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Boulder Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Autumn Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.