English Boxwood

Tall Fescue

About English Boxwood and Tall Fescue

English Boxwood

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey, Northern Africa

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Elegantissima boxwood, Latifolia Maculata boxwood

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Sandy areas, Temperate Regions

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-85-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

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

Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sandy

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Sandy

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut away fading foliage, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mildew, Mites, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

✔ ✘

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

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

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Blackheads, Good Cleanser, Makes Hair Silkier

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Erosion control, Provides ground cover

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Dermatitis, epilepsy, Treating fever

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used to make chess pieces

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

Bonsai, Edging, Espalier, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buxus sempervirens

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

English boxwood

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

European boxwood

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Gewöhnlicher Buchsbaum

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Buis commun

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

boj común

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

European boxwood

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Buxo

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

Bukszpan wieczniezielony

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

European boxwood

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Buxales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Buxus

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of English Boxwood and Tall Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of English Boxwood and Tall Fescue? We provide you with everything About English Boxwood and Tall Fescue. English Boxwood doesn't have thorns and Tall Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also English Boxwood does not have fragrant flowers. English Boxwood has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Skin irritation and Tall Fescue has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Skin irritation. 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 English Boxwood and Tall Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of English Boxwood and Tall Fescue

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

English Boxwood and Tall Fescue Physical Information

English Boxwood and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. English Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of English Boxwood and Tall Fescue are as follows:

English Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
English Boxwood leaf color: Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of English Boxwood and Tall Fescue

Care of English Boxwood and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. English Boxwood pruning is done A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut away fading foliage, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer English Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.