Hard Fescue

Spindle Tree

About Hard Fescue and Spindle Tree

Hard Fescue

Spindle Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus alatus, Euonymus europaeus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

7-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA900.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Pink, Purple, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lanceolate to elliptical

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring

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

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, 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

organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Powdery mildew, Vine weevils

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

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

Alterative, Hepatic, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Edible yellow dye is obtained, Used as essential oil, Yields a volatile oil that is used in soap making

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

EUONYMUS europaeus 'Aldenhamensis'

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Spindle Tree, Common Spindle, European Spindle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

Spindle Tree

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Spindelbaum

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Spindle Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Árbol del husillo

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

ατράκτου Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Árvore spindle

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Wrzeciono Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Ligno colos

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Celastrales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Celastraceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Euonymus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Euonymeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Celastroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Spindle Tree

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Spindle Tree

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

Hard Fescue and Spindle Tree Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Spindle Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Spindle Tree height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Spindle Tree are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Spindle Tree flower color: Yellow green
Spindle Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Spindle Tree

Care of Hard Fescue and Spindle Tree 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 Spindle Tree 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 Spindle Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.