Hard Fescue

Peony

About Hard Fescue and Peony

Hard Fescue

Peony

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA30

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

8-1

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

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm76.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Pink, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Grafting, Seedlings, 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

Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

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

Ants

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, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

Paeonia suffruticosa

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Peony

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

Peony

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Pfingstrose

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Pivoine

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Peonía

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

παιωνία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Peônia

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Piwonia

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

AGLAOPHOTIS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Paeoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Paeonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA30

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Peony

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Peony

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

Hard Fescue and Peony Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Peony height is 76.20 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Peony are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Peony

Care of Hard Fescue and Peony 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 Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.