Sweet Olive

Tall Fescue

About Sweet Olive and Tall Fescue

Sweet Olive

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Grass

1.3 Origin

Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-115-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

180.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Orange

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Blue, Black

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval, Finely Dentate

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood cuttings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

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

Acidic, Neutral

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove no more than one-third of each branch

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-purpose dry fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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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

Glossy

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

Nematodes

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

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

Antitussive

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes

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

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OSMANTHUS fragrans

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sweet Olive

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Sweet Olive

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Olive douce

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Oliva dulce

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό Ελιά

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Olive doce

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

słodki Olive

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulce Olive

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Oleaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Osmanthus

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Oleeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

15NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Olive and Tall Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Olive and Tall Fescue

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

Sweet Olive and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Sweet Olive and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Olive height is 30.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Sweet Olive and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Sweet Olive flower color: White and Orange
Sweet Olive leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Sweet Olive and Tall Fescue

Care of Sweet Olive and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Olive pruning is done Remove no more than one-third of each branch and Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sweet Olive 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.