Hairy Vetch

Boulder Blue Fescue

About Hairy Vetch and Boulder Blue Fescue

Hairy Vetch

Boulder Blue Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Biennials

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

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

1.4 Types

Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Less Watering

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Clay, Sandy

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover

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

Edible, Groundcover

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

VICIA villosa

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

7.2 Common Name

Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

hairy vetch

Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Zottelwicke

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

vesce velue

Boulder bleu fétuque

7.2.4 In Spanish

veza

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

7.2.5 In Greek

τριχωτό βίκος

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

ervilhaca peluda

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

owłosione wyki

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

7.2.8 In Latin

pea

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Vicia

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Vicieae

Poeae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

14061

1 27800

Properties of Hairy Vetch and Boulder Blue Fescue

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Season and Care of Hairy Vetch and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

Hairy Vetch and Boulder Blue Fescue Physical Information

Hairy Vetch and Boulder Blue Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Hairy Vetch height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Hairy Vetch and Boulder Blue Fescue are as follows:

Hairy Vetch flower color: White and Purple
Hairy Vetch leaf color: Green and Light Green
Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray

Care of Hairy Vetch and Boulder Blue Fescue

Care of Hairy Vetch and Boulder Blue Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hairy Vetch 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 Hairy Vetch needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.