Life Span
Annual and Biennials
  
Perennial
  
Type
Flowering Plants
  
Grass
  
Origin
Europe, Asia
  
Southern Europe
  
Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
  
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
  
Number of Varieties
Not Available
  
Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
  
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
  
4-8
  
AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
  
8 - 1
  
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
  
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
  
Spreading
  
Plant Size
  
  
Minimum Width
Not Available
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
White, Purple
  
Pale White
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Not Available
  
Non Fruiting Plant
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
  
Blue Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
  
Light Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
  
Blue Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
  
Green, Tan
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
  
Grass like
  
Thorns
No
  
No
  
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
  
Spring, Fall
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Growth Rate
Very Fast
  
Fast
  
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
  
Clay, Loam
  
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
  
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Drainage
Average
  
Average
  
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
  
Not Available
  
Repeat Bloomer
Yes
  
No
  
Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
  
Not Available
  
Where to Plant?
Ground
  
Ground
  
How to Plant?
Seedlings
  
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
  
Plant Maintenance
Low
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
  
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
  
In Summer
Less Watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Less Watering
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Less Watering
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Acidic
  
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Type
Clay, Sandy
  
Clay, Loam
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Clay, Sandy
  
Average
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
  
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
  
Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free
  
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
  
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
  
Flowers
Showy
  
Insignificant
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
Yes
  
No
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
Yes
  
No
  
Showy Bark
No
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Fine
  
Medium
  
Foliage Sheen
Matte
  
Matte
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
Yes
  
Sometimes
  
Self-Sowing
Yes
  
Yes
  
Attracts
Insects
  
Mealybugs, Mites
  
Allergy
Toxic
  
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
  
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Yes
  
No
  
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
  
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
  
Antispasmodic
  
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
  
Whole plant
  
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
  
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
  
Used As Indoor Plant
No
  
No
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
  
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
  
Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
  
FESTUCA brevipila
  
Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
  
Hard Fescue
  
In Hindi
hairy vetch
  
Hard fescue
  
In German
Zottelwicke
  
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
  
In French
vesce velue
  
Hard fescue
  
In Spanish
veza
  
fétuque ovine
  
In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
  
HARD φεστούκα
  
In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
  
Hard fescue
  
In Polish
owłosione wyki
  
Hard fescue
  
In Latin
pea
  
Hard fescue
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Liliopsida
  
Order
Fabales
  
Cyperales
  
Family
Fabaceae
  
Poaceae
  
Genus
Vicia
  
Festuca
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
  
Tribe
Vicieae
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Faboideae
  
Not Available
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Hairy Vetch and Hard Fescue
Season and care of Hairy Vetch and Hard Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Hairy Vetch and Hard Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Hairy Vetch season is Spring and Summer and Hard Fescue season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Hairy Vetch is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Hard Fescue is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Hairy Vetch is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Hard Fescue is Neutral, Alkaline.
Hairy Vetch and Hard Fescue Physical Information
Hairy Vetch and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Hairy Vetch height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Hairy Vetch and Hard Fescue are as follows:
Hairy Vetch flower color: White and Purple
Hairy Vetch leaf color: Green and Light Green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
- Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Care of Hairy Vetch and Hard Fescue
Care of Hairy Vetch and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hairy Vetch 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 Hairy Vetch needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.