Tall Fescue

African Sumac

About Tall Fescue and African Sumac

Tall Fescue

African Sumac

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Not Available

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

236

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-88-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

12-7

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

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm460.00 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

Light Green, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Yellow, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, 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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, 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

✔ ✘

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Diarrhea, Dysentry

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

RHUS lancea

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

African Sumac

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

African sumac

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

sumac africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

zumaque africano

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Αφρικανική σουμάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

sumac africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

afrykański sumaka

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

African sumac

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Anacardiaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Rhus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Anacardioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA36

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and African Sumac

Wondering what are the properties of Tall Fescue and African Sumac? We provide you with everything About Tall Fescue and African Sumac. Tall Fescue doesn't have thorns and African Sumac 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 Sumac 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 Sumac and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and African Sumac

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

Tall Fescue and African Sumac Physical Information

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

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
African Sumac flower color: Light Green and Ivory
African Sumac leaf color: Green

Care of Tall Fescue and African Sumac

Care of Tall Fescue and African Sumac 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 Sumac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves 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 Sumac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.