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Tall Fescue
Tall Fescue




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About Tall Fescue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

-

Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Number of Varieties

2
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

45.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Thorns

1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

-

Repeat Bloomer

13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

Common Name

Tall Fescue

In Hindi

tall fescue

In German

Rohr-Schwingel

In French

Festuca arundinacea

In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

In Greek

tall fescue

In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

In Latin

tall fescue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Festuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

300
Rank: 55 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Tall Fescue

Want to know the properties of Tall Fescue? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Tall Fescue is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes. Tall Fescue Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Antispasmodic

  • Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Tall Fescue Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Tall Fescue. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Tall Fescue physical information is as follows: 5.10 cm tall and 45.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Pale White
  • Leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Tall Fescue

Taking Tall Fescue Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Tall Fescue include pruning, which should be done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Tall Fescue

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Tall Fescue is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Tall Fescue is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue. This plant's habitat is meadows, Well Drained and yards and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.