1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia, China
Southern Europe
1.4 Types
Babylon
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lake margins, River side, Swamps, Waste areas
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
910.00 cm5.10 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow, Yellow green
Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Rooted stem cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil, 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
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Caterpillars, Red blotch
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Wet Site
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Mealybugs, Mites
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
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
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Versatility
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Headache, Sedative, Stomach pain
Antispasmodic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SALIX babylonica f. tortuosa
FESTUCA brevipila
7.2 Common Name
Corkscrew Willow
Hard Fescue
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Korkenzieher-Weide
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
7.2.3 In French
Tire-bouchon Willow
Hard fescue
7.2.4 In Spanish
Tire-bouchon Willow
fétuque ovine
7.2.5 In Greek
τιρμπουσόν Willow
HARD φεστούκα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
corkscrew salgueiro
Hard fescue
7.2.7 In Polish
korkociąg Willow
Hard fescue
7.2.8 In Latin
corkscrew Willow
Hard fescue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Salicoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species