Hard Fescue

Butter Daisy

About Hard Fescue and Butter Daisy

Hard Fescue

Butter Daisy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

12 - 6

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

H1, H2, 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

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.48 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Bonsai, Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Butter Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

Butterdaisy Plant

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Butterdaisy Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Butterdaisy Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Planta Butterdaisy

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

Butterdaisy φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Butterdaisy Planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Butterdaisy roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Planta Butterdaisy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Melampodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Millerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Butter Daisy

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Butter Daisy

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

Hard Fescue and Butter Daisy Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Butter Daisy physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Butter Daisy are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Butter Daisy

Care of Hard Fescue and Butter Daisy 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 Butter Daisy pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.