Italian Cypress

Tall Fescue

About Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue

Italian Cypress

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Western Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Moroccan cypress South Tibet cypress Cheng's cypress Yunnan cypress Saharan cypress weeping cypress Tibetan cypress Mediterranean cypress Tonkin cypress Himalayan cypress Vietnamese cypress

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

122

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lowland, Mountain tops, Mountains, Terrestrial, tropical environments, Urban areas

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-105-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never 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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune prior to new growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

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

4.8 Fertilizers

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

None

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds, Squirrels

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

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Street Trees

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUPRESSUS sempervirens

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Tuscan cypress Pencil pine Graveyard cypress

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

इतालवी सरू

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Italienisch Cypress

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Italian Cypress

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ciprés italiano

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιταλικά Cypress

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Italian Cypress

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

Italian Cypress

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Cupressus

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pinophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Cupressus

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cupressoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue? We provide you with everything About Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue. Italian Cypress doesn't have thorns and Tall Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Italian Cypress does not have fragrant flowers. Italian Cypress has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Tall Fescue has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue

Season and care of Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Italian Cypress season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Tall Fescue season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Italian Cypress is Loam and for Tall Fescue is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Italian Cypress is Acidic, Neutral and for Tall Fescue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Italian Cypress height is 910.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Italian Cypress flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Italian Cypress leaf color: Dark Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue

Care of Italian Cypress and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Italian Cypress pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune prior to new growth, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed and Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Italian Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.