Tall Fescue

Corkscrew Willow

About Tall Fescue and Corkscrew Willow

Tall Fescue

Corkscrew Willow

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Eastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Babylon

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

Lake margins, River side, Swamps, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

10-9

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

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Weeping

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

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Light Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Needle like

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Divison, Rooted stem cutting, 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

Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Beetles, Caterpillars, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Versatility

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Headache, Sedative, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

SALIX babylonica f. tortuosa

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

Corkscrew Willow

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

पेंचकश विलो

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

Korkenzieher-Weide

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Tire-bouchon Willow

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

Tire-bouchon Willow

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

τιρμπουσόν Willow

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

corkscrew salgueiro

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

korkociąg Willow

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

corkscrew Willow

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Salicaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Salix

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Saliceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Salicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and Corkscrew Willow

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

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Corkscrew Willow

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

Tall Fescue and Corkscrew Willow Physical Information

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

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Corkscrew Willow flower color: Yellow green
Corkscrew Willow leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Tall Fescue and Corkscrew Willow

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