Tall Fescue

Shooting Star

About Tall Fescue and Shooting Star

Tall Fescue

Shooting Star

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

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

217

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

Floodplains, open Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-15

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

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

NA180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

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

Acidic, Neutral

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

Prune after flowering, 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

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

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

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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

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

Unknown

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

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Dodecatheon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA17

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and Shooting Star

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

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Shooting Star

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

Tall Fescue and Shooting Star Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Shooting Star physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Shooting Star are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Tall Fescue and Shooting Star

Care of Tall Fescue and Shooting Star 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 Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, 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 Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.