Hard Fescue

Perennial Candytuft

About Hard Fescue and Perennial Candytuft

Hard Fescue

Perennial Candytuft

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Southern Europe, Mediterranean

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Dry areas, roadside embankments, Stony hillsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-9

4 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

9-3

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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Dark 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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Linear

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

Full 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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

reseeds, Softwood 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

Keep the Soil well drained

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

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

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Diarrhea, Nausea

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Asthma, Bronchitis, Gout, Rheumatism

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

useful as a ground cover

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

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

IBERIS sempervirens 'Purity'

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Perennial candytuft

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

Perennial candytuft

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Perennial candytuft

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

candytuft Perennial

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

candytuft perenne

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

πολυετείς candytuft

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

candytuft perennial

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Wieloletnia candytuft

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

annos suffruticosum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Iberis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA50

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Perennial Candytuft

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Perennial Candytuft

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

Hard Fescue and Perennial Candytuft Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Perennial Candytuft physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Perennial Candytuft height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Perennial Candytuft are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Perennial Candytuft flower color: White
Perennial Candytuft leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Perennial Candytuft

Care of Hard Fescue and Perennial Candytuft 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 Perennial Candytuft 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 Perennial Candytuft needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.