Boulder Blue Fescue

Copper Iris

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Copper Iris

Boulder Blue Fescue

Copper 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

Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

Apricot Queen, August Flame, Autumn Fire

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Fields, marshes, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

Not Available

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, 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 cm60.00 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

Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red, Copper, Chocolate, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

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

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

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

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, 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

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs Very high moisture

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

Poorly 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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mosaic potyvirus

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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Poisonous to grazing animals

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Bog Garden, Water gardening

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

Sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Oil is used for aromatherapy

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

Bog Garden, Water Gardens, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

IRIS fulva

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Copper iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

Copper Iris

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Copper Iris

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

Copper Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

Cobre Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

χαλκός Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

Copper Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

Miedź Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

Iris Copper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Liliales

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

61NA

1 27800

Properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and Copper Iris

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

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Copper Iris

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Copper Iris Physical Information

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

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Copper Iris flower color: Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red, Copper, Chocolate and Black
Copper Iris leaf color: Green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Copper Iris

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Copper 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 Copper Iris 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 Copper Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.