Hard Fescue

Potentilla

About Hard Fescue and Potentilla

Hard Fescue

Potentilla

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Not Available

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

10-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm91.44 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA91.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Orange, Yellow

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

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Small elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Early Fall, Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

Not Available

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Avoid during Pregnancy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

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

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

POTENTILLA

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Potentilla

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

Potentilla plant

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Potentilla Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

plante Potentilla

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

planta Potentilla

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

φυτό potentilla

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

planta Potentilla

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Potentilla roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Potentilla herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Potentilla

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Rosoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA300

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Potentilla

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Potentilla

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

Hard Fescue and Potentilla Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Potentilla physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Potentilla are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow
Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Potentilla

Care of Hard Fescue and Potentilla 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 Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, 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 Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.