1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
Southeastern Asia
1.4 Types
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
meadows, Well Drained, yards
Floodplains, open Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
5.10 cm240.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pale White
White, Pink, Salmon, Coral
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Red, Green, Burgundy
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate elongated
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
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
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune after flowering, 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
Aphids, Fungal leaf spots
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Runny nose, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge
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
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Unknown
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Festuca arundinacea
CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare
7.2 Common Name
Tall Fescue
American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps
7.2.1 In Hindi
tall fescue
shooting star
7.2.2 In German
Rohr-Schwingel
shooting star
7.2.3 In French
Festuca arundinacea
Dodecatheon
7.2.4 In Spanish
Festuca arundinacea
Dodecatheon
7.2.5 In Greek
tall fescue
shooting star
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Festuca arundinacea
Dodecatheon
7.2.7 In Polish
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
shooting star
7.2.8 In Latin
tall fescue
shooting star
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
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