Boulder Blue Fescue

Meadow Foxtail

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Meadow Foxtail

Boulder Blue Fescue

Meadow Foxtail

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

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

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

8 - 5

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

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61.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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40.60 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

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

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Moderate

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

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

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

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5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

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

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

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

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

ALOPECURUS pratensis

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

vulpin des prés

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

pradera de cola de zorra

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

łąka ber

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

meadow Foxtail

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Alopecurus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

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8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and Meadow Foxtail

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

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Meadow Foxtail

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Boulder Blue Fescue and Meadow Foxtail physical information is very important for comparison. Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Boulder Blue Fescue and Meadow Foxtail are as follows:

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Meadow Foxtail

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Meadow Foxtail 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 Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Meadow Foxtail needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.