Boulder Blue Fescue

Black Mondo Grass

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Black Mondo Grass

Boulder Blue Fescue

Black Mondo Grass

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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

China, Japan, Korea

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

Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-87-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

12-1

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

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Blue Violet

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray

Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Black

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray

Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

Black

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Root Division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Regular watering during dry periods

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, 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

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

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

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Borders

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

Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

useful as a ground cover

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Black Mondo Grass, black mondo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Mondo Gras Busch

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

entre el césped

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

Black Mondo Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Ophiopogon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

61NA

1 27800

Properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and Black Mondo Grass

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

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Black Mondo Grass

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Black Mondo Grass Physical Information

Boulder Blue Fescue and Black Mondo Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Black Mondo Grass height is 20.30 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Boulder Blue Fescue and Black Mondo Grass are as follows:

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Black Mondo Grass flower color: White and Lavender
Black Mondo Grass leaf color: Black

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Black Mondo Grass

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Black Mondo Grass 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 Black Mondo Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Black Mondo Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.