Hard Fescue

African Violet

About Hard Fescue and African Violet

Hard Fescue

African Violet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Eastern Africa

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA40000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

gardens, Tropical regions, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8Not Available

0 99

1.4 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

Not Available

1.5 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.6 Habit

Spreading

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA20.30 cm

0.1 6350

1.5 Plant Color

1.5.1 Flower Color

Pale White

White, Blue

1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.5.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

1.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green

1.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

1.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Green

1.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Green

1.6 Shape

1.6.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oval

1.7 Thorns

✔ ✘

2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.3 Tolerances

Not Available

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Divison, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.7 Pruning

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

Requires extensive pruning

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Semi-Double

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

4.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

4.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Butterflies

4.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

no allergic reactions

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beautification, Showy Purposes

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Not Applicable

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

5.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Container, Houseplant, Tropical

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

SAINTPAULIA 'Martinique'

6.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

African violet

6.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

अफ्रीकी वायलेट

6.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

African Violet

6.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

African Violet

6.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Violeta africana

6.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

African Violet

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Violet africano

6.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

African Violet

6.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

African Violet

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

7.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Cyperales

Lamiales

7.5 Family

Poaceae

Gesnariaceae

7.6 Genus

Festuca

Not Available

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cyrtandroideae

7.10 Number of Species

NA21

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and African Violet

Wondering what are the properties of Hard Fescue and African Violet? We provide you with everything About Hard Fescue and African Violet. Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns and African Violet doesn't have thorns. Also Hard Fescue does not have fragrant flowers. Hard Fescue has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes and African Violet has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes. 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 Hard Fescue and African Violet and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and African Violet

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

Hard Fescue and African Violet Physical Information

Hard Fescue and African Violet physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas African Violet height is 5.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and African Violet are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
African Violet flower color: White and Blue
African Violet leaf color: Green

Care of Hard Fescue and African Violet

Care of Hard Fescue and African Violet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and African Violet pruning is done Requires extensive pruning. In summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Violet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.