Tall Fescue

Old Man Palm

About Tall Fescue and Old Man Palm

Tall Fescue

Old Man Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

gardens, Rainforest, Tropical regions, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

12-9

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 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA150.00 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

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Palmate

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Do not water frequently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply

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

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

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

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

COCCOTHRINAX crinita

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

Old Man Palm, Thatch Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

ओल्ड मैन पाम

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

Old Man Palm

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Old Man Palm

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

Anciano de Palm

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Γέρος Palm

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

Old Man Palma

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

Stary Palm

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

Old Palm Man

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Coccothrinax

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cryosophileae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and Old Man Palm

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

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Old Man Palm

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

Tall Fescue and Old Man Palm Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Old Man Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Old Man Palm height is 240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Old Man Palm are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Old Man Palm flower color: Not Available
Old Man Palm leaf color: Not Available

Care of Tall Fescue and Old Man Palm

Care of Tall Fescue and Old Man Palm 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 Old Man Palm 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 Old Man Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.