Bearded Iris

Hard Fescue

About Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue

Bearded Iris

Hard Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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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91.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Sky Blue

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Brown

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers 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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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers 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 Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

Bearded Iris

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bearded Iris

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Schwertlilie

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Iris barbu

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Iris barbudo

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

γενειοφόρος Iris

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bearded Iris

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

brodaty Iris

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

Volunt barbati Iris

Hard fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Embryophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue? We provide you with everything About Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue. Bearded Iris doesn't have thorns and Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Bearded Iris does not have fragrant flowers. Bearded Iris 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 Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue

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

Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Bearded Iris height is 91.40 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Bearded Iris flower color: Sky Blue
Bearded Iris leaf color: Green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue

Care of Bearded Iris and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bearded Iris pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bearded Iris 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.