Gray Dogwood

Boulder Blue Fescue

About Gray Dogwood and Boulder Blue Fescue

Gray Dogwood

Boulder Blue Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

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

Dappled Shade, Hedge, hedge rows, Shady Edge

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

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

Thicket/Colonizing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pale White

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Burgundy, Dark Red

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

✔ ✘

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

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

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

Birds

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Fruits

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Charcoal, Used as a dye, Used to make baskets

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

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORNUS racemosa

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

7.2 Common Name

Dogwood, Bloodtwig dogwood

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Gray Dogwood

Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Cornus racemosa

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Gray Dogwood

Boulder bleu fétuque

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cornus racemosa

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

7.2.5 In Greek

Gray Dogwood

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Gray Dogwood

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Gray Dogwood

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

7.2.8 In Latin

Gray Dogwood

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cornales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Cornaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Cornus

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Poeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA61

1 27800

Properties of Gray Dogwood and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Gray Dogwood and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

Gray Dogwood and Boulder Blue Fescue Physical Information

Gray Dogwood and Boulder Blue Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Gray Dogwood height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Gray Dogwood and Boulder Blue Fescue are as follows:

Gray Dogwood flower color: White
Gray Dogwood leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray

Care of Gray Dogwood and Boulder Blue Fescue

Care of Gray Dogwood and Boulder Blue Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gray Dogwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches 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 Gray Dogwood 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.