Blue Fescue

Desert Ironwood

About Blue Fescue and Desert Ironwood

Blue Fescue

Desert Ironwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic

North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico

1.4 Types

Large Blue Fescue , Sea Urchin Blue Fescue, Elijah Blue blue fescue

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-98-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.24 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Small oblong

2.4 Thorns

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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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Carvings, Knife handles

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA

OLNEYA tesota

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Field Fescue

Ironwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

ब्लू हुक्म

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

7.2.2 In German

blau -Schwingel

Wüsteneisenholz

7.2.3 In French

bleu fétuque

désert Ironwood

7.2.4 In Spanish

azul festuca

Ironwood desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

μπλε Φεστούκα

Ironwood έρημο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

azul festuca

deserto Ironwood

7.2.7 In Polish

niebieski Kostrzewa

pustynia Ironwood

7.2.8 In Latin

blue Fescue

desert ironwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Olneya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Robinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

61NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Fescue and Desert Ironwood

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

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Season and Care of Blue Fescue and Desert Ironwood

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

Blue Fescue and Desert Ironwood Physical Information

Blue Fescue and Desert Ironwood physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Fescue height is 15.24 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Desert Ironwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Fescue and Desert Ironwood are as follows:

Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Blue Fescue leaf color: Not Available
Desert Ironwood flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Desert Ironwood leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Blue Fescue and Desert Ironwood

Care of Blue Fescue and Desert Ironwood 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 Desert Ironwood 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 Desert Ironwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.