Kentucky Bluegrass

Tall Fescue

About Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue

Kentucky Bluegrass

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Alene, Barblue, Caliber, Canterbury

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Lawn, meadows

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Mat-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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5.10 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purplish Green

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrowly linear

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sod

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water frequently while growing

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Dollar spot, Rust, Summer Patch

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

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

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Cough, Itchy eyes, Runny nose

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

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

Erosion control

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in lawns and turf

Animal Feed, 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

Lawns and Turf

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POA pratensis

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Kentucky Bluegrass

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Kentucky Bluegrass

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Kentucky Bluegrass

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Kentucky Bluegrass

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pasto azul de Kentucky

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

Κεντάκυ Bluegrass

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kentucky Bluegrass

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiechlina

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Kentucky Bluegrass

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Poa

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue? We provide you with everything About Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue. Kentucky Bluegrass doesn't have thorns and Tall Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Kentucky Bluegrass does not have fragrant flowers. Kentucky Bluegrass has allergic reactions like Cough, Itchy eyes and Runny nose and Tall Fescue has allergic reactions like Cough, Itchy eyes and Runny nose. 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 Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue

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

Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Kentucky Bluegrass height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Kentucky Bluegrass flower color: Purplish Green
Kentucky Bluegrass leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue

Care of Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kentucky Bluegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Kentucky Bluegrass 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.