Hard Fescue

Desert Rose

About Hard Fescue and Desert Rose

Hard Fescue

Desert Rose

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

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

Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

12-10

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

H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Twisted/Contorted

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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5.10 cm

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90.00 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, Red, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus 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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings, Seperation, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

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

4.7 Pruning

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

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

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus 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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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Improve heart health, Rheumatism, Skin Disorders, Treating fever, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus 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 Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

ADENIUM obesum

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Sabi star, Impala lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

रेगिस्तानी गुलाब

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Wüstenrose

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Desert Rose

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Rosa del desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

Τριαντάφυλλο της ερήμου

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Rosa do Deserto

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Kwiat pustyni

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Desert resurrexit

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Adenium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Malouetieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Apocynoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Hard Fescue and Desert Rose

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Desert Rose

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

Hard Fescue and Desert Rose Physical Information

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

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Desert Rose flower color: White, Red and Pink
Desert Rose leaf color: Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Desert Rose

Care of Hard Fescue and Desert Rose 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 Desert Rose pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in winter, 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 Desert Rose needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.