Oatgrass

Tall Fescue

About Oatgrass and Tall Fescue

Oatgrass

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Blue Oat grass

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 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

20.50 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Brown

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Medium

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

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

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

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

Red blotch

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

Not Available

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Itchy eyes

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARRHENATHERUM

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Oatgrass

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

जई घास

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Ährengras

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Folle avoine

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

oat Grass

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

βρώμη Grass

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

aveia-

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

Owies trawa

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

oat Grass

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Danthonia

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Aveneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Danthonioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Oatgrass and Tall Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Oatgrass and Tall Fescue

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

Oatgrass and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Oatgrass and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Oatgrass and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Oatgrass and Tall Fescue

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