Hard Fescue

Boxberry

About Hard Fescue and Boxberry

Hard Fescue

Boxberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Argentina, Chile

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Hardwood forests, pine woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

7-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

Not Available

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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5.10 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

White, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

White, Purple, Rose, Violet, Plum, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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27% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Bacterial fruit blotch, Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Mites, Powdery mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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43% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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4% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Birds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Hives, inflammation in lips, Sore Throat, Swelling in the face

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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Glowing Skin, Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Analgesic, Anodyne, Antirheumatic, Antispasmodic, Astringent, Carminative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

For making oil, For making oil for cosmetics, Medicinal oil, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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34% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

Gaultheria procumbens

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Eastern teaberry, checkerberry, American wintergreen

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

boxberry

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

boxberry

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

boxberry

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

boxberry

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

boxberry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

boxberry

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

boxberry

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Burning

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Ericaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Gaultheria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gaultherieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Vaccinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Hard Fescue and Boxberry

Wondering what are the properties of Hard Fescue and Boxberry? We provide you with everything About Hard Fescue and Boxberry. Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns and Boxberry 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 Boxberry 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 Boxberry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Boxberry

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

Hard Fescue and Boxberry Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Boxberry physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Boxberry height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Boxberry are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Boxberry flower color: White and Light Pink
Boxberry leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Boxberry

Care of Hard Fescue and Boxberry 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 Boxberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves. In summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boxberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.