1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Southern Europe
1.4 Types
M. v. brevipetala
M. v. collina
M. v. frozen
M. v. grandiflora
M. v. paui
M. v. verna
M. v. japonica
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Prairies, Suburban areas, Tropical regions
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Mealybugs, Mites
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Burns, Thyroid problems, tuberculosis
Antispasmodic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MINUARTIA verna
FESTUCA brevipila
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Irish Moss
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
musgo de irlanda
fétuque ovine
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Moss irlandês
Hard fescue
7.2.7 In Polish
mech irlandzki
Hard fescue
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species