Needle Palm

Tall Fescue

About Needle Palm and Tall Fescue

Needle Palm

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Grass

1.3 Origin

United States, Southeastern United States

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Subtropical climates

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-105-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Lavender

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Red, Brown, Sienna

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, 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

Needle like

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

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

Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs small amount of water

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, 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, can go long without fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Frost

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

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available, Rabbits, Small mammals

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

drowsiness, Scratches

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

bank hedging, Ornamental use

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Ethnobotanic

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, Frostbite

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RHAPIDOPHYLLUM hystrix

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Needle Palm, Porcupine plant

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

सुई ताड़

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Nadel -Palme

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

palmier aiguille

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

palmera aguja

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

βελόνα φοίνικα

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

palmeira agulha

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

Igła palma

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

acus palma

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Rhapidophyllum

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Corypheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Needle Palm and Tall Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Needle Palm and Tall Fescue

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

Needle Palm and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Needle Palm and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Needle Palm height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Needle Palm and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Needle Palm flower color: White, Light Yellow and Lavender
Needle Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Needle Palm and Tall Fescue

Care of Needle Palm and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Needle Palm pruning is done Prune to control growth, 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 Needle Palm 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.