Pearl Millet

Hard Fescue

About Pearl Millet and Hard Fescue

Pearl Millet

Hard Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Not available

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

8 - 1

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

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

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60.00 cm

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5.10 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Tan

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long slender

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

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

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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, Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Salt

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

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

Removes pimples

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENNISETUM glaucum

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

बाजरा

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Perlhirse

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Perle Millet

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

El mijo perla

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milheto

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

Pearl Millet

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

Pearl milium

Hard fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Pennisetum

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

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8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Pearl Millet and Hard Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Pearl Millet and Hard Fescue

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

Pearl Millet and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Pearl Millet and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Pearl Millet height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Pearl Millet and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Pearl Millet flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Pearl Millet leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Pearl Millet and Hard Fescue

Care of Pearl Millet and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pearl Millet 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 Pearl Millet 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.