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About Blue Fescue and Christmas Fern

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Fern
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic
North America, Northeastern United States
1.4 Types
Large Blue Fescue , Sea Urchin Blue Fescue, Elijah Blue blue fescue
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9
3-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
8-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
15.24 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Not Available
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
Not Available
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought, Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
None
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
Not Available
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Insects
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FESTUCA
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
7.2 Common Name
Blue Fescue, Field Fescue
Not Available
7.2.1 In Hindi
ब्लू हुक्म
Christmas Fern
7.2.2 In German
blau -Schwingel
Christmas Fern
7.2.3 In French
bleu fétuque
polystic faux-acrostic
7.2.4 In Spanish
azul festuca
Christmas Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
μπλε Φεστούκα
Christmas Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
azul festuca
Christmas Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
niebieski Kostrzewa
Christmas Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
blue Fescue
Christmas Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Filicinophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
Filicales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Festuca
Polystichum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Poeae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Pooideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Blue Fescue and Christmas Fern

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

Season and Care of Blue Fescue and Christmas Fern

Season and care of Blue Fescue and Christmas Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Fescue and Christmas Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Fescue season is Not Available and Christmas Fern season is Not Available. The type of soil for Blue Fescue is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Christmas Fern is Loam while the PH of soil for Blue Fescue is Acidic, Neutral and for Christmas Fern is Acidic, Neutral.

Blue Fescue and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Blue Fescue and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Fescue height is 15.24 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Blue Fescue and Christmas Fern are as follows:

  • Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available

  • Blue Fescue leaf color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Fescue and Christmas Fern

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