Boulder Blue Fescue

African Oil Palm

About Boulder Blue Fescue and African Oil Palm

Boulder Blue Fescue

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-810-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

12-10

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

Not available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

61NA

1 27800

Properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and African Oil Palm

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and African Oil Palm

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Boulder Blue Fescue and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Boulder Blue Fescue and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and African Oil Palm

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boulder Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.