Boulder Blue Fescue

Eastern Cottonwood

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Eastern Cottonwood

Boulder Blue Fescue

Eastern Cottonwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

3-9

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

3,050.00 cm

Rank: 4 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

2,130.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray

Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray

Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Toothed curved and flat petiole

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

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

Average

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

Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

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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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

POPULUS deltoides

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

Cottonwood Orient

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

Cottonwood del Este

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

Ανατολική Cottonwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

Cottonwood Oriental

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

Eastern Cottonwood

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

Orientalium Poplar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Salicales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Salicaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Populus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Salicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and Eastern Cottonwood

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

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Eastern Cottonwood

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Eastern Cottonwood Physical Information

Boulder Blue Fescue and Eastern Cottonwood physical information is very important for comparison. Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Eastern Cottonwood height is 3,050.00 cm and width 2,130.00 cm. The color specification of Boulder Blue Fescue and Eastern Cottonwood are as follows:

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Eastern Cottonwood flower color: Red and Green
Eastern Cottonwood leaf color: Green and Gray

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Eastern Cottonwood

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Eastern Cottonwood 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 Eastern Cottonwood pruning is done Remove dead branches and Remove hanging branches. In summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Eastern Cottonwood needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.