Boulder Blue Fescue

Mashua

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Mashua

Boulder Blue Fescue

Mashua

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

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

Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America

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

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-10

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

not available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Not Available

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 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Pink, Red, White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray

Green, Light 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

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Trumpet

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

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

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of 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

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 shade, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mosaic viruses

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

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

Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

TROPAEOLUM tuberosum

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

Tuberous Nasturtium

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

Capucine tubéreuse

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

tuberosa capuchina

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

tuberosa chagas

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

bulwiaste Nasturcja

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

Morbus nasturtium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Tropaeolaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Tropaeolum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

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 Mashua

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

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Mashua

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Mashua Physical Information

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

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Mashua flower color: Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose and Yellow
Mashua leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Mashua

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Mashua 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 Mashua pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mashua needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.