Tall Fescue

African Oil Palm

About Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm

Tall Fescue

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

✔ ✘

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm

Wondering what are the properties of Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm? We provide you with everything About Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm. Tall Fescue doesn't have thorns and African Oil Palm doesn't have thorns. Also Tall Fescue does not have fragrant flowers. Tall Fescue has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes and African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes. 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 Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm

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

Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm

Care of Tall Fescue and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.