Tall Fescue

Cleome serrulata

About Tall Fescue and Cleome serrulata

Tall Fescue

Cleome serrulata

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Herbs, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

3-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

12 - 1

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

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, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Small elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, 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

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Cold climate

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sandy, 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 or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Insects, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Edible, Herb

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

Cleome, Spider Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

Cleome serrulata

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

Cleome serrulata

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Cleome serrulata

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

serrulata cleome

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Cleome serrulata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

serrulata Cleome

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

cleome serrulata

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

Cleome serrulata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cleomaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Cleome

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Tall Fescue and Cleome serrulata

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

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Cleome serrulata

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

Tall Fescue and Cleome serrulata Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Cleome serrulata physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Cleome serrulata are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green

Care of Tall Fescue and Cleome serrulata

Care of Tall Fescue and Cleome serrulata 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 Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged 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 Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.