Sweet Marjoram

Hard Fescue

About Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue

Sweet Marjoram

Hard Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Western Europe, Turkey

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Aromatic herb

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Rocky areas

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-2

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Cushion/Mound-forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 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

White, Pink

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Yellow, Yellow green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow, Yellow green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Light Green, Lemon yellow

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

oblong or obovate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

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?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

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

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

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

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cold, Cough, Diabetes, gallstones, Liver problems, Stomach pain

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Traditional medicine

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ORIGANUM majorana 'Aureum'

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Marjoram

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

मीठा कुठरा

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Majoran

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

marjolaine

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

mejorana

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό μαντζουράνα

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

manjerona

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

słodki majeranek

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

amaracus

Hard fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheobionta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Origanum

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue? We provide you with everything About Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue. Sweet Marjoram doesn't have thorns and Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Marjoram does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Marjoram 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 Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue

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

Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Marjoram height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Sweet Marjoram flower color: White and Pink
Sweet Marjoram leaf color: Yellow and Yellow green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue

Care of Sweet Marjoram and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Marjoram 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 Sweet Marjoram 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.