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About Tall Fescue and Blue Giant

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
2
Rank: 90 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
meadows, Well Drained, yards
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8
12-15
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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
5.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
17.78 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
10.16 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pale White
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Tan
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan
Green, Blue Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Narrow
2.4 Thorns
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
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, Water occasionally
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
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
4.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
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
90% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Cactus Garden Plants has it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites
Bees, Butterflies, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Cactus Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Festuca arundinacea
DASYLIRION berlandieri
7.2 Common Name
Tall Fescue
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
7.2.1 In Hindi
tall fescue
Blue Giant Grass
7.2.2 In German
Rohr-Schwingel
Blue Giant Grass
7.2.3 In French
Festuca arundinacea
Blue Giant Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
Festuca arundinacea
Blue Grass gigante
7.2.5 In Greek
tall fescue
Μπλε Giant Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Festuca arundinacea
Blue Grass gigante
7.2.7 In Polish
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
7.2.8 In Latin
tall fescue
Giant herba blue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
Cyperales
Asparagales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Agavaceae
8.6 Genus
Festuca
Dasylirion
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Nolinoideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
22
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Tall Fescue and Blue Giant

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

Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Blue Giant

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

Tall Fescue and Blue Giant Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Blue Giant are as follows:

  • Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White

  • Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

  • Blue Giant flower color: Yellow

  • Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Tall Fescue and Blue Giant

Care of Tall Fescue and Blue Giant 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 Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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 Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.