Tall Fescue

Mexican Sunflower

About Tall Fescue and Mexican Sunflower

Tall Fescue

Mexican Sunflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Ray Disk

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

disturbed sites, Grassland, riparian zones, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-80-6

0 99

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Summer, Fall

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

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

Average Water Needs

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Average, Rich, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Average, Rich, Well drained

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

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

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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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

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

Ground Cover

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

Broken Bones

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

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

Cottage garden, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

TITHONIA 'Fiesta Del Sol'

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

Fiesta del Sol Mexican Sunflower, Mexican Sunflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

मैक्सिकन सूरजमुखी

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

mexikanische Sonnenblume

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Mexican sunflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

girasol mexicano

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Μεξικού ηλιέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

girassol mexicano

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

meksykański słonecznika

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

Mexicanus HELIANTHUS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Applicable

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Tithinia

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 Mexican Sunflower

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

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Mexican Sunflower

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

Tall Fescue and Mexican Sunflower Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Mexican Sunflower physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Mexican Sunflower height is 61.00 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Mexican Sunflower are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Mexican Sunflower flower color: Orange Red
Mexican Sunflower leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Tall Fescue and Mexican Sunflower

Care of Tall Fescue and Mexican Sunflower 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 Mexican Sunflower 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 Mexican Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.