Tall Fescue

Pencil Plant

About Tall Fescue and Pencil Plant

Tall Fescue

Pencil Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Cactus

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Firesticks, Old Man's Beard

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

Desert, Hilly upland habitat, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

12-10

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

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red, Red orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Red, Light Green, Orange Red

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Tiny

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

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Needs good drainage, Water less during winter, Water more in summer

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, 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

Not Available, 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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Eye irritation, Numb Lips

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Mixed Border, Ornamental use, 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

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Antitumor, Cough, Ear ache

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Branch, Latex, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

EUPHORBIA tirucalli

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

aveloz, firestick plants, Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, sticks on fire, milk bush, Euphorbia tirucalli

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

Sher-kandvel

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

Bleistiftstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Aveloz

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

Pencil Plant

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Aveloz

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

avelós

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

Aveloz

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

Aveloz

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Euphorbieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Euphorbioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and Pencil Plant

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

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Pencil Plant

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

Tall Fescue and Pencil Plant Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Pencil Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Pencil Plant height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Pencil Plant are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Pencil Plant flower color: Yellow
Pencil Plant leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Tall Fescue and Pencil Plant

Care of Tall Fescue and Pencil Plant 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 Pencil Plant 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 Pencil Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.