Hard Fescue

English Boxwood

About Hard Fescue and English Boxwood

Hard Fescue

English Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Elegantissima boxwood, Latifolia Maculata boxwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Sandy areas, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-8

0 99

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

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Yellow green

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

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

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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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

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Sandy

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Do not water frequently

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

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

A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut away fading foliage, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Mildew, Mites, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Blackheads, Good Cleanser, Makes Hair Silkier

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Erosion control, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Dermatitis, epilepsy, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used to make chess pieces

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Bonsai, Edging, Espalier, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

Buxus sempervirens

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

English boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

European boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Gewöhnlicher Buchsbaum

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Buis commun

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

boj común

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

European boxwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Buxo

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Bukszpan wieczniezielony

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

European boxwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA70

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and English Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and English Boxwood

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

Hard Fescue and English Boxwood Physical Information

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

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
English Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
English Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Hard Fescue and English Boxwood

Care of Hard Fescue and English Boxwood 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 English Boxwood pruning is done A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut away fading foliage, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, 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 English Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.