Dendrobium

Boulder Blue Fescue

About Dendrobium and Boulder Blue Fescue

Dendrobium

Boulder Blue Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

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

1.4 Types

Not Available

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-154-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

15.20 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Light Pink

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently, Medium, Never Over-water, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

Requires regular watering

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

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

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

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Fever, Immunity, tuberculosis, Vomiting

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DENDROBIUM farmeri

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

7.2 Common Name

Dendrobium, Farmer's Dendrobium, Sentinel Orchid

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dendrobium

Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Dendrobium

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Dendrobium

Boulder bleu fétuque

7.2.4 In Spanish

dendrobium

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

7.2.5 In Greek

Dendrobium

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

dendrobium

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Dendrobium

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

7.2.8 In Latin

dendrobium

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Orchidaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Dendrobium

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Podochileae

Poeae

8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

120061

1 27800

Properties of Dendrobium and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Dendrobium and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

Dendrobium and Boulder Blue Fescue Physical Information

Dendrobium and Boulder Blue Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Dendrobium height is 15.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Dendrobium and Boulder Blue Fescue are as follows:

Dendrobium flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Light Pink
Dendrobium leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray

Care of Dendrobium and Boulder Blue Fescue

Care of Dendrobium and Boulder Blue Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dendrobium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Boulder Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Dendrobium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.