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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Grass

Origin
Southern Europe

Types
Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Number of Varieties
1

Habitat
Mountain Slopes, Pastures

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8

AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1

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

Habit
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
5.10 cm 100

Minimum Width
4.90 cm

Plant Color

Flower Color
Pale White

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape
Grass like

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Average

Bloom Time
-

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
-

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites

Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant

Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
FESTUCA brevipila

Common Name
Hard Fescue

In Hindi
Hard fescue

In German
Echter Schaf-Schwingel

In French
Hard fescue

In Spanish
fétuque ovine

In Greek
HARD φεστούκα

In Portuguese
Hard fescue

In Polish
Hard fescue

In Latin
Hard fescue

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida

Order
Cyperales

Family
Poaceae

Genus
Festuca

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
300 55

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Properties of Hard Fescue

Want to know the properties of Hard Fescue? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Hard Fescue is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes. Hard Fescue Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Hard Fescue Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Hard Fescue. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Hard Fescue physical information is as follows: 5.10 cm tall and 4.90 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Hard Fescue

Taking Hard Fescue Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Hard Fescue include pruning, which should be done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Hard Fescue

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Hard Fescue is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Hard Fescue is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Fine leaved sheep's fescue. This plant's habitat is Mountain Slopes and Pastures and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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