Green Hosta

Hard Fescue

About Green Hosta and Hard Fescue

Green Hosta

Hard Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Asia

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Hosta albofarinosa , Hosta capitata , Hosta minor

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Shady Edge

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 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

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

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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15.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender, Ivory

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

Slate Gray, Steel Blue

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

Heart-shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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

Requires regular watering

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, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

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

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Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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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

Heartburn, Indigestion, Ulcers

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HOSTA 'Eruption'

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

green hosta

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

green hosta

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Funkie

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

plantain lily

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

lirio de plátano

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

πεντάνευρο κρίνος

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

lírio banana

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

babki lilia

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

plantago lilium

Hard fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Hosta

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Green Hosta and Hard Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Green Hosta and Hard Fescue? We provide you with everything About Green Hosta and Hard Fescue. Green Hosta doesn't have thorns and Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Green Hosta does not have fragrant flowers. Green Hosta 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 Green Hosta and Hard Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Green Hosta and Hard Fescue

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

Green Hosta and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Green Hosta and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Green Hosta height is 15.00 cm and width 15.00 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Green Hosta and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Green Hosta flower color: White, Lavender and Ivory
Green Hosta leaf color: Not Available
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Green Hosta and Hard Fescue

Care of Green Hosta and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Green Hosta pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches 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 Green Hosta 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.