Hard Fescue

Hong Kong Orchid Tree

About Hard Fescue and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Hard Fescue

Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Hybrid origin, Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Bauhinia. blakeana, Bauhinia variegata Candida.

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

tropical environments

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

H1, H2, 13, 19, 21, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Lavender, Violet

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, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Green, Blue Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Orbiculate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Fall, Winter

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Grafting, Layering, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

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

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Bacterial leaf scorch, Borers, Caterpillars, Leaf spot, Mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought, Salt, Variety of soil types

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

✔ ✘

5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Bees, Birds

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

74% List of Trees 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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Food for insects, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

BAUHINIA blakeana

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Blake's Butterfly Tree, Chinese Orchid Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

हांगकांग आर्किड पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Hong Kong Orchidee Baum

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Hong Kong arbre d'orchidée

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

árbol de orquídea Hong Kong

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

δέντρο ορχιδέα Χονγκ Κονγκ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

árvore de orquídea de Hong Kong

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

storczyk drzewo Hong Kong

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Hong Kong Orchid ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Hard Fescue and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

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

Compare Grass Plants » More

Hard Fescue and Blue Oat Grass

Hard Fescue and Meadow Barley

Hard Fescue and Foxtail Barley

» More

More Compare Grass Plants

Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

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

Hard Fescue and Hong Kong Orchid Tree Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Hong Kong Orchid Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Hong Kong Orchid Tree height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Hong Kong Orchid Tree are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Hong Kong Orchid Tree flower color: Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Lavender and Violet
Hong Kong Orchid Tree leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Care of Hard Fescue and Hong Kong Orchid Tree 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 Hong Kong Orchid Tree pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, 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 Hong Kong Orchid Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.