Boulder Blue Fescue

Prairie Dropseed

About Boulder Blue Fescue and Prairie Dropseed

Boulder Blue Fescue

Prairie Dropseed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

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

North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

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

Hay fields

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

10 - 2

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

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

Yellow, Orange, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

Tan, Bronze

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

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, 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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

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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

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

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

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

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, 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, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

SPOROBOLUS heterolepis

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

Prairie Dropseed

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boulder Blue Fescue

prairie dropseed

7.2.2 In German

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

Prärie Dropseed

7.2.3 In French

Boulder bleu fétuque

prairie dropseed

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

dropseed pradera

7.2.5 In Greek

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

λιβάδι dropseed

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

pradaria dropseed

7.2.7 In Polish

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

łąka dropseed

7.2.8 In Latin

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

PRATUM grama

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Poales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Sporobolus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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 Prairie Dropseed

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

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Season and Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Prairie Dropseed

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

Boulder Blue Fescue and Prairie Dropseed Physical Information

Boulder Blue Fescue and Prairie Dropseed physical information is very important for comparison. Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Prairie Dropseed height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Boulder Blue Fescue and Prairie Dropseed are as follows:

Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray
Prairie Dropseed flower color: Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Prairie Dropseed leaf color: Green

Care of Boulder Blue Fescue and Prairie Dropseed

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