Red Hot Poker

Boulder Blue Fescue

About Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue

Red Hot Poker

Boulder Blue Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia

1.4 Types

'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shores, Marshy ground

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

111.80 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

71.10 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Orange Red

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

7.2 Common Name

Red Hot Poker

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Hot Poker

Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Red Hot Poker

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Red Hot Poker

Boulder bleu fétuque

7.2.4 In Spanish

Red Hot Poker

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

7.2.5 In Greek

Red Hot Poker

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Hot Pôquer

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Hot Poker

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

7.2.8 In Latin

Hot Rubrum Poker

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Poeae

8.9 Subfamily

Asphodeloideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

7261

1 27800

Properties of Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue? We provide you with everything About Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue. Red Hot Poker doesn't have thorns and Boulder Blue Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Red Hot Poker does not have fragrant flowers. Red Hot Poker has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Boulder Blue Fescue has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue

Season and care of Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Hot Poker season is Summer and Boulder Blue Fescue season is Summer. The type of soil for Red Hot Poker is Loam, Sand and for Boulder Blue Fescue is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Hot Poker is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Boulder Blue Fescue is Acidic, Neutral.

Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue Physical Information

Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Red Hot Poker height is 111.80 cm and width 71.10 cm whereas Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue are as follows:

Red Hot Poker flower color: Orange and Orange Red
Red Hot Poker leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray

Care of Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue

Care of Red Hot Poker and Boulder Blue Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Hot Poker pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Boulder Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Red Hot Poker needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.