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About Hard Fescue and Cinquefoil

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NA500
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
Fields, Open Forest, Upland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
9-4
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
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
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
5.10 cm30.50 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
NA38.10 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pale White
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
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, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Leaf spot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Not Available
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Avoid during Pregnancy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FESTUCA brevipila
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'
7.2 Common Name
Hard Fescue
Cinquefoil
7.2.1 In Hindi
Hard fescue
पंचकोण
7.2.2 In German
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
Fingerkraut
7.2.3 In French
Hard fescue
potentille
7.2.4 In Spanish
fétuque ovine
cinquefoil
7.2.5 In Greek
HARD φεστούκα
Πεντάφυλλο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Hard fescue
cinquefoil
7.2.7 In Polish
Hard fescue
pięciornik
7.2.8 In Latin
Hard fescue
cinquefoil
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
Rosales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
8.6 Genus
Festuca
Potentilla
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Rosoideae
8.10 Number of Species
NANA
About Calla Lily
1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Cinquefoil

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

Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Cinquefoil

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

Hard Fescue and Cinquefoil Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Cinquefoil physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Cinquefoil height is 30.50 cm and width 38.10 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Cinquefoil are as follows:

  • Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White

  • Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

  • Cinquefoil flower color: Not Available

  • Cinquefoil leaf color: Not Available

Care of Hard Fescue and Cinquefoil

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