Boulder Blue Fescue

Nobile Dendrobium

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Nobile Dendrobium

Boulder Blue Fescue

Nobile Dendrobium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Epiphyte

1.3 Origin

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

Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

1.4 Types

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA1000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Deciduous forests, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-811-12

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm25.40 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

White, Purple, Pink, Burgundy, Dark Red, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray

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

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lance shaped

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

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 Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Cold climate, Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, From bulbs, Rhizome division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut leaves after fall, Prune in flowering season

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Fertilize in early to mid-summer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Red spider mite, Watery soft rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

convulsions, Dermatitis, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Glowing Skin, Perfumes, Provides herbal hair care, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Analgesic, Antipyretic, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Eye Problems, Gallbladder Diseases, Liver Protection

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

For making oil for cosmetics, Use in Chinese herbology, 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

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

DENDROBIUM nobile

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Dendrobium, Noble Dendrobium, Sentinel Orchid

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

Noble Dendrobium

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Noble Dendrobium

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

Dendrobium nobile

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

Dendrobium nobile

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

Dendrobium nobile

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

Nobile Dendrobium

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

Dendrobium szlachetne

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

Nobile Dendrobium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Dendrobium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Dendrobieae

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

611200

1 27800

Properties of Boulder Blue Fescue and Nobile Dendrobium

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

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Nobile Dendrobium

Season and care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Nobile Dendrobium is important to know. While considering everything about Boulder Blue Fescue and Nobile Dendrobium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Boulder Blue Fescue season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Nobile Dendrobium season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Boulder Blue Fescue is Loam, Sand and for Nobile Dendrobium is Not Available while the PH of soil for Boulder Blue Fescue is Acidic, Neutral and for Nobile Dendrobium is Acidic, Neutral.

Boulder Blue Fescue and Nobile Dendrobium Physical Information

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

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Nobile Dendrobium flower color: White, Purple, Pink, Burgundy, Dark Red and Ivory
Nobile Dendrobium leaf color: Green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Nobile Dendrobium

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Nobile Dendrobium 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 Nobile Dendrobium pruning is done Cut leaves after fall and Prune in flowering season. In summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Nobile Dendrobium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.