Life Span
Annual
  
Perennial
  
Type
Vegetable
  
Grass
  
Origin
Hybrid origin
  
Southern Europe
  
Types
it is a variety of potato
  
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
  
Habitat
Not Available
  
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
  
4-8
  
AHS Heat Zone
12-3
  
8 - 1
  
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 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
  
Habit
Clump-Forming
  
Spreading
  
Plant Size
  
  
Minimum Width
Not Available
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Light Pink, Lavender
  
Pale White
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Yellow green
  
Non Fruiting Plant
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
  
Blue Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
  
Light Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
  
Blue Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
  
Green, Tan
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Ovate
  
Grass like
  
Thorns
No
  
No
  
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
  
Spring, Fall
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Growth Rate
Fast
  
Fast
  
Type of Soil
Loam
  
Clay, Loam
  
The pH of Soil
Neutral
  
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Drainage
Well drained
  
Average
  
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
  
Not Available
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
No
  
Tolerances
Drought
  
Not Available
  
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
  
Ground
  
How to Plant?
From bulbs
  
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
  
Plant Maintenance
Low
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Water occasionally
  
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Neutral
  
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Type
Loam
  
Clay, Loam
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
  
Average
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Pruning
No pruning needed
  
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
  
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil before planting
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
  
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought
  
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
  
Flowers
Showy
  
Insignificant
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
Yes
  
No
  
Showy Bark
No
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Coarse
  
Medium
  
Foliage Sheen
Matte
  
Matte
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
No
  
Sometimes
  
Self-Sowing
No
  
Yes
  
Attracts
Not Available
  
Mealybugs, Mites
  
Allergy
Not Available
  
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
  
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Yes
  
No
  
Environmental Uses
soil stabilisation
  
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
  
Antispasmodic
  
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
  
Whole plant
  
Other Uses
Used As Food
  
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
  
Used As Indoor Plant
No
  
No
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable
  
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
  
Botanical Name
SOLANUM tuberosum 'Yukon Gold'
  
FESTUCA brevipila
  
Common Name
Yukon Gold Potato
  
Hard Fescue
  
In Hindi
Yukon गोल्ड आलू
  
Hard fescue
  
In German
Yukon Gold Kartoffeln
  
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
  
In French
Yukon Gold de pommes de terre
  
Hard fescue
  
In Spanish
Yukon Gold de la Papa
  
fétuque ovine
  
In Greek
Yukon Gold πατάτας
  
HARD φεστούκα
  
In Portuguese
Yukon Gold batata
  
Hard fescue
  
In Polish
Yukon Złote ziemniaków
  
Hard fescue
  
In Latin
Aurum Yukon SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
  
Hard fescue
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Not Available
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Not Available
  
Liliopsida
  
Order
Not Available
  
Cyperales
  
Family
Solanaceae
  
Poaceae
  
Genus
Solanum
  
Festuca
  
Clade
Not Available
  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
  
Tribe
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Yukon Gold Potato and Hard Fescue
Season and care of Yukon Gold Potato and Hard Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Yukon Gold Potato and Hard Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Yukon Gold Potato season is Summer and Fall and Hard Fescue season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Yukon Gold Potato is Loam and for Hard Fescue is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Yukon Gold Potato is Neutral and for Hard Fescue is Neutral, Alkaline.
Yukon Gold Potato and Hard Fescue Physical Information
Yukon Gold Potato and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Yukon Gold Potato height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Yukon Gold Potato and Hard Fescue are as follows:
Yukon Gold Potato flower color: Light Pink and Lavender
Yukon Gold Potato leaf color: Green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
- Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Care of Yukon Gold Potato and Hard Fescue
Care of Yukon Gold Potato and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Yukon Gold Potato pruning is done No pruning needed and Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Yukon Gold Potato 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.