Tall Fescue

Cornflower

About Tall Fescue and Cornflower

Tall Fescue

Cornflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-82-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

7 - 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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oblovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings

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 a lot of watering, 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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Loamy

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

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

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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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

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Container, Herb

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

CENTAUREA cyanus

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

Hydrangea

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

Hortensie

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Hortensia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

Hortensia

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

υδραγεία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

Hortênsia

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

Hortensja

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

Hibiscus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Centaurea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cynareae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Carduoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and Cornflower

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

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Cornflower

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

Tall Fescue and Cornflower Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Cornflower physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Cornflower are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Tall Fescue and Cornflower

Care of Tall Fescue and Cornflower 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 Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.