Calathea

Hard Fescue

About Calathea and Hard Fescue

Calathea

Hard Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Not Available

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Calathea Makoyana, Calathea Zebrina, Calathea Lancifolia

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

300NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, tropical environments, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8 - 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

Not Available

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NANA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

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

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Not Available

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Spider Mites

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, 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

Container, Houseplant, Tropical

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CALATHEA

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

Calathea

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Calathea

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Calathea

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Calathea

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Calathea

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

Calathea

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Calathea

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

Calathea

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

Calathea

Hard fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Marantaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Calathea

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Calathea and Hard Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Calathea and Hard Fescue

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

Calathea and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Calathea and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Calathea height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Calathea and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Calathea flower color: Not Available
Calathea leaf color: Not Available
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Calathea and Hard Fescue

Care of Calathea and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Calathea pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Calathea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.