Shirley Poppy

Tall Fescue

About Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue

Shirley Poppy

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not available

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red, Black

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Chocolate

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

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

Alkaline, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loam, Moist but well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune, 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

Adelgids, Downy mildew, 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

✔ ✘

1.1.2 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

1.1.5 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

1.2 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

1.4 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

1.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

1.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

1.9 Evergreen

✔ ✘

1.11 Invasive

Sometimes

1.12 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

1.13 Attracts

Butterflies

Mealybugs, Mites

1.14 Allergy

Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

2 Benefits

2.1 Uses

2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

2.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

2.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

2.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

2.2 Plant Benefits

2.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic

Antispasmodic

2.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

2.2.3 Other Uses

Cake, Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making black and brown dye, Used in flavouring curries, teas, Used to flavour soups

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

2.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

2.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

2.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

3 Scientific Name

3.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER rhoeas

Festuca arundinacea

3.2 Common Name

Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy

Tall Fescue

3.2.1 In Hindi

शर्ली अफीम

tall fescue

3.2.2 In German

Klatschmohn

Rohr-Schwingel

3.2.3 In French

shirley pavot

Festuca arundinacea

3.2.4 In Spanish

Shirley amapola

Festuca arundinacea

3.2.5 In Greek

Shirley παπαρούνας

tall fescue

3.2.6 In Portuguese

Shirley poppy

Festuca arundinacea

3.2.7 In Polish

Shirley maku

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

3.2.8 In Latin

Shirley, papaveris

tall fescue

4 Classification

4.1 Kingdom

Plantae

4.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

4.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

4.4 Order

Ranunculales

Cyperales

4.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Poaceae

4.6 Genus

Papaver

Festuca

4.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

4.8 Tribe

Papavereae

Not Available

4.9 Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Not Available

4.10 Number of Species

770NA

1 27800

Properties of Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue? We provide you with everything About Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue. Shirley Poppy doesn't have thorns and Tall Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Shirley Poppy does not have fragrant flowers. Shirley Poppy has allergic reactions like Headache and Toxic if not prepared properly and Tall Fescue has allergic reactions like Headache and Toxic if not prepared properly. 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 Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue

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

Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Shirley Poppy height is 30.00 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Shirley Poppy flower color: Red, Orange Red and Black
Shirley Poppy leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue

Care of Shirley Poppy and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shirley Poppy pruning is done No need to prune, 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 Shirley Poppy 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.