Boulder Blue Fescue

Globe Amaranth

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Globe Amaranth

Boulder Blue Fescue

Globe Amaranth

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

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

Central America

1.4 Types

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

Ornamental

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-12

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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 cm30.50 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

Fuchsia, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray

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

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Medium

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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 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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cough, Diabetes

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Traditional medicine, Used in making tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

GOMPHRENA globosa 'Woodcreek Purple'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Globe Amaranth

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

GOMPHRENA globosa

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

GOMPHRENA globosa

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

GOMPHRENA globosa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

GOMPHRENA globosa

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

GOMPHRENA globosa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

GOMPHRENA globosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

GOMPHRENA globosa

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

GOMPHRENA globosa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Amaranthaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Gomphrena

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

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 Globe Amaranth

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

Compare Grass Plants » More

Boulder Blue Fescue and Barley

Boulder Blue Fescue and Meadow Barley

Boulder Blue Fescue and Foxtail Barley

» More

More Compare Grass Plants

Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Globe Amaranth

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Globe Amaranth Physical Information

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

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Globe Amaranth flower color: Fuchsia and Violet
Globe Amaranth leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Globe Amaranth

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