Boulder Blue Fescue

Bearded Iris

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Bearded Iris

Boulder Blue Fescue

Bearded Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Perennial

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

Dwarf Bearded Iris, Border Bearded Iris, Tall Bearded Iris

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

9-1

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm91.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray

Green, Yellow green, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

Light 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

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

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

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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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

Medium

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

Bees

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Bouquets, 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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Cutflower, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

IRIS 'Abiqua Falls'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Bearded Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

Bearded Iris

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Schwertlilie

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

Iris barbu

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

Iris barbudo

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

γενειοφόρος Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

bearded Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

brodaty Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

Volunt barbati Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

61300

1 27800

Properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and Bearded Iris

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

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Bearded Iris

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Bearded Iris Physical Information

Boulder Blue Fescue and Bearded Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Bearded Iris height is 91.40 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Boulder Blue Fescue and Bearded Iris are as follows:

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Bearded Iris flower color: Sky Blue
Bearded Iris leaf color: Green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Bearded Iris

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Bearded Iris 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 Bearded Iris pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bearded Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.