Hard Fescue

Dracaena

About Hard Fescue and Dracaena

Hard Fescue

Dracaena

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Africa

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Marginata, Fragrans, Draco, Cinnabari

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 59 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

12-1

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, 21, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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4.5.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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5.9 Plant Color

5.9.1 Flower Color

Pale White

White

5.9.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

5.10.1 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Orange

5.10.2 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green

5.10.3 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

5.10.4 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Green

5.11.1 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Purple, Burgundy, Bronze

5.12 Shape

5.12.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Elliptic

5.13 Thorns

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7 Season

7.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

7.2 Growing Conditions

7.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

7.2.3 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

7.2.4 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

7.2.5 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

7.2.6 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

7.2.8 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

7.3.2 Repeat Bloomer

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7.5 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

8 Care

8.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

8.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

8.4 Plant Maintenance

Medium

8.5 Watering Plants

8.5.1 Watering Requirements

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

Needs watering once a week, Water once every two or three weeks

8.5.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

8.5.3 In Spring

Moderate

8.6.1 In Winter

Average Water

9.2 Soil

9.3.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

9.3.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

9.3.4 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

9.4 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

9.5 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

9.6 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Water soluble fertilizers

9.7 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

9.8 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

10 Facts

10.1 Flowers

Insignificant

11.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

11.3 Fruits

11.3.1 Showy Fruit

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43% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.7.1 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.12 Fragrance

11.12.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.12.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.12.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.12.4 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 !

11.13 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.14 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.15 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

11.16 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

11.17 Evergreen

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12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.18 Invasive

Sometimes

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4% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.19 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

11.20 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Insects, Spider Mites

11.21 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

no allergic reactions

12 Benefits

12.1 Uses

12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

12.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

12.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

12.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

12.2 Plant Benefits

12.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

No Medicinal Use

12.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Stem

12.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

12.3 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 !

12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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12.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

DRACAENA fragrans

13.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Corn Plant, Dracaena

13.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

Dracaena

13.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Dracaena

13.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Dracaena

13.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Árbol de serpiente

13.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

Δράκαινα

13.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Dracaena

13.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Dracena

13.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Dracaena

14 Classification

14.1 Kingdom

Plantae

14.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

14.3 Class

Liliopsida

14.4 Order

Cyperales

Liliales

14.5 Family

Poaceae

Agavaceae

14.6 Genus

Festuca

Dracaena

14.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

14.8 Tribe

Not Available

14.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

14.10 Number of Species

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110

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Properties of Hard Fescue and Dracaena

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Dracaena

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

Hard Fescue and Dracaena Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Dracaena physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Dracaena height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Dracaena are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Dracaena flower color: White
Dracaena leaf color: Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Dracaena

Care of Hard Fescue and Dracaena 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 Dracaena pruning is done 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 Dracaena needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.