Tall Fescue

Leatherwood Fern

About Tall Fescue and Leatherwood Fern

Tall Fescue

Leatherwood Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia, Siberia, Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Nepal, China, Korea

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

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-82-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

8-1

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

A2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm40.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

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

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Medium

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

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, 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, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

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

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

DRYOPTERIS carthusiana

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

Leatherwood Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and Leatherwood Fern

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

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Leatherwood Fern

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

Tall Fescue and Leatherwood Fern Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Leatherwood Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Leatherwood Fern height is 40.60 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Leatherwood Fern are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Leatherwood Fern flower color: Not Available
Leatherwood Fern leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Tall Fescue and Leatherwood Fern

Care of Tall Fescue and Leatherwood Fern 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 Leatherwood Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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 Leatherwood Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.