Hard Fescue

Red Chokeberry

About Hard Fescue and Red Chokeberry

Hard Fescue

Red Chokeberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.4 Origin

Southern Europe

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

1.5 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

not available

1.5.2 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

4.11 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands

4.12 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9

0 99

4.13 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

8-4

4.14 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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

4.15 Habit

Spreading

Thicket/Colonizing

5 Information

5.1 Plant Size

5.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

5.1.2 Minimum Width

NA12.70 cm

0.1 6350

5.2 Plant Color

5.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Not Available

5.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

5.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red

5.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Not Available

5.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

5.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Not Available

5.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Not Available

5.3 Shape

5.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oblovate

5.4 Thorns

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6 Season

6.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Fall, Winter

6.2 Growing Conditions

6.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

6.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

6.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

6.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

6.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

6.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring

6.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

6.3 Tolerances

Not Available

7 Care

7.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

7.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Divison, Seedlings

7.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

7.4 Watering Plants

7.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

7.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

7.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

7.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

7.5 Soil

7.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

7.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

7.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

7.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

7.7 Pruning

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

Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

7.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen

7.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale

7.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Not Available

8 Facts

8.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

8.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

8.2 Fruits

8.2.1 Showy Fruit

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8.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

8.3 Fragrance

8.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

8.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

8.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

8.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

8.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

8.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

8.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

8.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

8.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

8.9 Invasive

Sometimes

8.10 Self-Sowing

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8.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Birds

8.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Not Available

9 Benefits

9.1 Uses

9.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

9.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

9.1.3 Edible Uses

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9.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

9.2 Plant Benefits

9.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Not Available

9.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

9.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

9.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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9.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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9.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

10 Scientific Name

10.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

ARONIA arbutifolia

10.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Red Chokeberry

10.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

लाल Chokeberry

10.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Rote Apfelbeere

10.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Red Chokeberry

10.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

rojo Chokeberry

10.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

κόκκινο Chokeberry

10.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Red Chokeberry

10.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Red aronii

10.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

arbutifolia

11 Classification

11.1 Kingdom

Plantae

11.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

11.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

11.4 Order

Cyperales

Rosales

11.5 Family

Poaceae

Rosaceae

11.6 Genus

Festuca

Aronia

11.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

11.8 Tribe

Not Available

11.9 Subfamily

Not Available

11.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Red Chokeberry

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Red Chokeberry

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

Hard Fescue and Red Chokeberry Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Red Chokeberry physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Red Chokeberry height is 180.00 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Red Chokeberry are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Red Chokeberry flower color: Not Available
Red Chokeberry leaf color: Not Available

Care of Hard Fescue and Red Chokeberry

Care of Hard Fescue and Red Chokeberry 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 Red Chokeberry pruning is done Prune after flowering, 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 Red Chokeberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.