Autumn Fern

Hard Fescue

About Autumn Fern and Hard Fescue

Autumn Fern

Hard Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Dryopteris fili-mas, Dryopteris affinis, Dryopteris carthusiana

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Woodlands

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

4-8

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

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.96 cm

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.96 cm

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Not Available

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green, Pink, Copper

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Brown, Dark Red, Bronze

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Brown

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Fern like

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

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

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DRYOPTERIS erythrosora

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

Autumn fern, Japanese wood fern, Copper shield fern

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Autumn Fern Tree

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Herbst Fern Tree

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Autumn Fern Tree

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Otoño Fern Tree

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

Φθινόπωρο δέντρο φτέρη

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Samambaia de árvore Autumn

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

Jesień Drzewo paproci

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

Autumnus Fern tree

Hard 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

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Autumn Fern and Hard Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Autumn Fern and Hard Fescue? We provide you with everything About Autumn Fern and Hard Fescue. Autumn Fern doesn't have thorns and Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Autumn Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Autumn Fern has allergic reactions like Not Available and Hard 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 Hard Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Autumn Fern and Hard Fescue

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

Autumn Fern and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Autumn Fern and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Autumn Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Autumn Fern and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Autumn Fern flower color: Not Available
Autumn Fern leaf color: Light Green, Yellow green, Pink and Copper
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Autumn Fern and Hard Fescue

Care of Autumn Fern and Hard 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 Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control 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 Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.