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About Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2NA
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
meadows, Well Drained, yards
Dappled Shade, Hedge, hedge rows, Shady Edge
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-8
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8 - 5
8-3
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
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
5.10 cm300.00 cm
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
NA300.00 cm
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pale White
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Pale White
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Burgundy, Dark Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lance shaped
2.4 Thorns
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, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Wet Site, Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
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
Medium
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
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
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
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
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
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites
Birds
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
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic
Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
extracted oil, Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Charcoal, Used as a dye, Used to make baskets
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Festuca arundinacea
CORNUS racemosa
7.2 Common Name
Tall Fescue
Dogwood, Bloodtwig dogwood
7.2.1 In Hindi
tall fescue
Gray Dogwood
7.2.2 In German
Rohr-Schwingel
Cornus racemosa
7.2.3 In French
Festuca arundinacea
Gray Dogwood
7.2.4 In Spanish
Festuca arundinacea
Cornus racemosa
7.2.5 In Greek
tall fescue
Gray Dogwood
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Festuca arundinacea
Gray Dogwood
7.2.7 In Polish
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
Gray Dogwood
7.2.8 In Latin
tall fescue
Gray Dogwood
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
Cornales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Cornaceae
8.6 Genus
Festuca
Cornus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
NANA
1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood

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

Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood

Season and care of Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood is important to know. While considering everything about Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tall Fescue season is Spring and Fall and Gray Dogwood season is Spring and Fall. The type of soil for Tall Fescue is Clay, Loam and for Gray Dogwood is Not Available while the PH of soil for Tall Fescue is Neutral, Alkaline and for Gray Dogwood is Not Available.

Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Gray Dogwood height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood are as follows:

  • Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White

  • Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

  • Gray Dogwood flower color: White

  • Gray Dogwood leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood

Care of Tall Fescue and Gray Dogwood 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 Gray Dogwood pruning is done 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 Gray Dogwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.