Tall Fescue

Florida Blue

About Tall Fescue and Florida Blue

Tall Fescue

Florida Blue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

8-11

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, 23, 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

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

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

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, 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

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

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, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Bees, 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, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

Lisianthus

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

Lisianthus

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Lisianthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

Lisianthus

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Lisianthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

Lisianthus

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

Eustoma

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

Lisianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Gentianaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Eustoma

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Chironieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Tall Fescue and Florida Blue

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

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Florida Blue

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

Tall Fescue and Florida Blue Physical Information

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

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Tall Fescue and Florida Blue

Care of Tall Fescue and Florida Blue 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 Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.