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About White Currant and Hard Fescue

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fruit
Grass
1.3 Origin
Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia
Southern Europe
1.4 Types
Not Available
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NANA
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-84-8
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm5.10 cm
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cmNA
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Green
Pale White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green
Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds
Mealybugs, Mites
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Antispasmodic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Whole plant
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'
FESTUCA brevipila
7.2 Common Name
White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant
Hard Fescue
7.2.1 In Hindi
White Currant
Hard fescue
7.2.2 In German
Weiße Ribisel
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
7.2.3 In French
Ribes sativum
Hard fescue
7.2.4 In Spanish
grosella blanca
fétuque ovine
7.2.5 In Greek
white currant
HARD φεστούκα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
groselha-branca
Hard fescue
7.2.7 In Polish
biała porzeczka
Hard fescue
7.2.8 In Latin
Ribes glandulosum
Hard fescue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Rosales
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Grossulariaceae
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Ribes
Festuca
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
NANA
1 27800

Properties of White Currant and Hard Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of White Currant and Hard Fescue? We provide you with everything About White Currant and Hard Fescue. White Currant doesn't have thorns and Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also White Currant does not have fragrant flowers. White Currant has allergic reactions like Asthma and Hard Fescue has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 White Currant and Hard Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of White Currant and Hard Fescue

Season and care of White Currant and Hard Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about White Currant and Hard Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. White Currant season is Spring and Summer and Hard Fescue season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for White Currant is Loam and for Hard Fescue is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for White Currant is Acidic, Neutral and for Hard Fescue is Neutral, Alkaline.

White Currant and Hard Fescue Physical Information

White Currant and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. White Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of White Currant and Hard Fescue are as follows:

  • White Currant flower color: Green

  • White Currant leaf color: Green

  • Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White

  • Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of White Currant and Hard Fescue

Care of White Currant and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. White Currant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer White Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.