Octopus Tree

Hard Fescue

About Octopus Tree and Hard Fescue

Octopus Tree

Hard Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Melanesia, Australia

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Umbrella plant Amate

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1000NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Homesteads, Roadsides, Tropical regions, Woods

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Pink

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Purple

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Purple

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, 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, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

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

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

Showy

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Dermititis

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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, Asthma, Headache, Rheumatoid arthritis, Stomach pain

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Street Trees, Tropical

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SCHEFFLERA actinophylla

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

Octopus Tree

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

ऑक्टोपस पेड़

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Octopus tree

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

arbre Octopus

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol pulpo

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

χταπόδι δέντρο

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Octopus árvore

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

Ośmiornica drzewo

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

polypus ligno

Hard fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Araliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Schefflera

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Aralioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Octopus Tree and Hard Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Octopus Tree and Hard Fescue

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

Octopus Tree and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Octopus Tree and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Octopus Tree height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Octopus Tree and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Octopus Tree flower color: Red and Pink
Octopus Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Octopus Tree and Hard Fescue

Care of Octopus Tree and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Octopus Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Octopus Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.