Blue Barrel

Tall Fescue

About Blue Barrel and Tall Fescue

Blue Barrel

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

292

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-155-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

40.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

13.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Magenta

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink, Red

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Not Available

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

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

Red blotch

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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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

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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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue barrel cactus

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Blau Faßkaktus

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Bleu barrel cactus

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

biznaga Azul

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cacto de tambor azul

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue Cactus

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Echinocactus

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactaceae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

29NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Barrel and Tall Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Blue Barrel and Tall Fescue

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

Blue Barrel and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Blue Barrel and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Barrel and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Blue Barrel and Tall Fescue

Care of Blue Barrel and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Barrel pruning is done No pruning needed and Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Blue Barrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.