Wishbone Flower

Hard Fescue

About Wishbone Flower and Hard Fescue

Wishbone Flower

Hard Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southeastern 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

Humid climates, Subtropical climates, tropical environments

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-114-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 4

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

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

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Lavender

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

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

Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

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

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, 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, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Disease free, Fungal Diseases, Fungal leaf spots, fungus, Pest Free, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture, Pests and diseases, Shade areas

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Borders

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cottage garden, Edging, Flower borders

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TORENIA fournieri

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

Bluewings, Florida Pansy, Wishbone Flower

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bluewings

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Bluewings

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Bluewings

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bluewings

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

Bluewings

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bluewings

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

Bluewings

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

Bluewings

Hard fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Linderniaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Torenia

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

195NA

1 27800

Properties of Wishbone Flower and Hard Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Wishbone Flower and Hard Fescue

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

Wishbone Flower and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Wishbone Flower and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Wishbone Flower height is 25.40 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Wishbone Flower and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Wishbone Flower flower color: White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Blue, Dark Blue and Lavender
Wishbone Flower leaf color: Green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Wishbone Flower and Hard Fescue

Care of Wishbone Flower and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wishbone Flower pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Wishbone Flower 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.