Hard Fescue

Soft Shield Fern

About Hard Fescue and Soft Shield Fern

Hard Fescue

Soft Shield Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Turkey

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

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

9-5

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

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Not Available

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

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

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Saw-tooth like

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 Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Dry Conditions, Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

when new, water every week

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

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

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

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

Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

POLYSTICHUM setiferum

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Alaska fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Grannen-Schildfarn

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Soft Shield Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Soft Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Soft Shield Fern

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

Hard Fescue and Soft Shield Fern Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Soft Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Soft Shield Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Soft Shield Fern are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Soft Shield Fern flower color: Not Available
Soft Shield Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Soft Shield Fern

Care of Hard Fescue and Soft Shield Fern 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 Soft Shield Fern 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 Soft Shield Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.