Hard Fescue

Wichita Blue Juniper

About Hard Fescue and Wichita Blue Juniper

Hard Fescue

Wichita Blue Juniper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Hybrid origin, North America

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

Deciduous forests, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-7

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

A2, A3, 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

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Brown, orange brown, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Voilet

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Blue

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Scale-like imbricate

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Mid Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, 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

Does not require water in summer, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Not Applicable

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

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Antirheumatic, Hemostatic, Hepatic, Skin Diseases, Skin wounds, treating tumours

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Pesticide, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila

Juniperus Scopulorum

7.2 Common Name

Hard Fescue

Rocky Mountain Juniper, Wichita Blue Juniper

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hard fescue

Wichita Blue Juniper

7.2.2 In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

Wichita Blue Juniper

7.2.3 In French

Hard fescue

Wichita Blue Juniper

7.2.4 In Spanish

fétuque ovine

Wichita Blue Juniper

7.2.5 In Greek

HARD φεστούκα

Wichita Blue Juniper

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hard fescue

Wichita Blue Juniper

7.2.7 In Polish

Hard fescue

Wichita Blue Juniper

7.2.8 In Latin

Hard fescue

Wichita Blue Juniper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pinophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Juniperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cupressoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA67

1 27800

Properties of Hard Fescue and Wichita Blue Juniper

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

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Season and Care of Hard Fescue and Wichita Blue Juniper

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

Hard Fescue and Wichita Blue Juniper Physical Information

Hard Fescue and Wichita Blue Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Wichita Blue Juniper height is 300.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Hard Fescue and Wichita Blue Juniper are as follows:

Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Wichita Blue Juniper flower color: Brown, orange brown and Purple
Wichita Blue Juniper leaf color: Blue

Care of Hard Fescue and Wichita Blue Juniper

Care of Hard Fescue and Wichita Blue Juniper 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 Wichita Blue Juniper 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 Wichita Blue Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.