Hard Fescue

Tahitian Gooseberry

About Hard Fescue and Tahitian Gooseberry

Hard Fescue

Tahitian Gooseberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fruit, Tree

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Not Available

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

Forests, gardens, Hill prairies, Homesteads, Rocky areas, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Bushy, Evergreen

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm800.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA400.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green, Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Yellow, Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Yellow, Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Yellow, Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting, 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

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High Potash Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Bacterial Blight, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Moth

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Pollution, Salt and Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Caterpillar

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Blood purifying, Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair, Provides herbal hair care, Speed hair growth

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Diabetes, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Obesity, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Making Shampoo, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Cottage garden

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

Phyllanthus acidus

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Tahitian gooseberry, country gooseberry, star gooseberry, starberry, grosella

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

ताहितियन आमला

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Tahitian Stachelbeere

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Tahitian Gooseberry

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Tahitian grosella espinosa

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

Tahitian Φραγκοστάφυλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Tahitian Gooseberry

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Tahitian agrest

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Tahitian Gooseberry

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Phyllanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Phyllanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Phyllantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Tahitian Gooseberry

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Tahitian Gooseberry

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

Hard Fescue and Tahitian Gooseberry Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Tahitian Gooseberry physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Tahitian Gooseberry height is 800.00 cm and width 400.00 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Tahitian Gooseberry are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Tahitian Gooseberry flower color: Light Green, Lime Green
Tahitian Gooseberry leaf color: Yellow, Green and Gray Green

Care of Hard Fescue and Tahitian Gooseberry

Care of Hard Fescue and Tahitian Gooseberry 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 Tahitian Gooseberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season and Remove deadheads. In summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tahitian Gooseberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.