Nut Sedge

Tall Fescue

About Nut Sedge and Tall Fescue

Nut Sedge

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Grass

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Wild

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-12

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

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

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

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, Alkaline

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

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

Rust

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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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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22% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Pigs

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Oral Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CYPERUS esculentus

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

अखरोट सेज

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Nuss -Segge

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

souchet

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

tuerca de la juncia

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Nut Sedge

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

nakrętka turzyca

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

nut Sedge

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Cyperaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyperus

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cypereae

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Nut Sedge and Tall Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Nut Sedge and Tall Fescue

Season and care of Nut Sedge and Tall Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Nut Sedge and Tall Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Nut Sedge season is Not Available and Tall Fescue season is Not Available. The type of soil for Nut Sedge is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Tall Fescue is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Nut Sedge is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Tall Fescue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Nut Sedge and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Nut Sedge and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Nut Sedge 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 Nut Sedge and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Nut Sedge and Tall Fescue

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