Boulder Blue Fescue

Echeveria

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Echeveria

Boulder Blue Fescue

Echeveria

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

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

Central America

1.4 Types

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Dry areas, Rocky areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-11

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

8,9,12,24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray

Pink

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

Light Green, Light Pink, Lime Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

All year

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

Dry, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, 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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy, 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 or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Semi-Double

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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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Insects, Mealybugs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Versatility

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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

Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

ECHEVERIA

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Oliverella Rose, Urbinia Rose

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

Echeveria

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Echeveria

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

Echeveria

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

Echeveria

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

Echeveria

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

Echeveria

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

Echeveria

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

Aeonium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Saxifragales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Echeveria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Sedeae

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Sedoideae

8.10 Number of Species

61NA

1 27800

Properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and Echeveria

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

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Echeveria

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Echeveria Physical Information

Boulder Blue Fescue and Echeveria physical information is very important for comparison. Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Echeveria height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Boulder Blue Fescue and Echeveria are as follows:

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Echeveria flower color: Light Pink, Light Yellow and Orange
Echeveria leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Echeveria

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Echeveria 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 Echeveria pruning is done 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 Echeveria needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.