Leatherwood

Tall Fescue

About Leatherwood and Tall Fescue

Leatherwood

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Grass

1.3 Origin

United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-11

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-6

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

Thicket/Colonizing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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300.00 cm

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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300.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Bronze, Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate to oval

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

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

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, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

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

Showy

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

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

Astringent, Styptic

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Wood

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

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

Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CYRILLA racemiflora

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Leatherwood

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Leather

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Leatherwood

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Leatherwood

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

Leatherwood

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Leatherwood

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

Leatherwood

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Leatherwood

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Cyrillaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyrilla

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Leatherwood and Tall Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Leatherwood and Tall Fescue? We provide you with everything About Leatherwood and Tall Fescue. Leatherwood doesn't have thorns and Tall Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Leatherwood does not have fragrant flowers. Leatherwood has allergic reactions like Not Available and Tall Fescue has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Leatherwood and Tall Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Leatherwood and Tall Fescue

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

Leatherwood and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Leatherwood and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Leatherwood height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Leatherwood and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Leatherwood flower color: White
Leatherwood leaf color: Green and Light Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Leatherwood and Tall Fescue

Care of Leatherwood and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Leatherwood 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 Leatherwood 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.