Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Africa, South-Eastern Asia
Southern Europe
Types
Terminalia arjuna
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Number of Varieties
11
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
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 Height
300.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm4.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale Yellow, Yellow green
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Brown, Light Yellow, Tan
Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, pollinators
Mealybugs, Mites
Allergy
conjunctivitis, sneezing
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders
Antispasmodic
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks
Whole plant
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Terminalia arjuna
FESTUCA brevipila
Common Name
Arjuna
Hard Fescue
In Hindi
अर्जुन वृक्ष
Hard fescue
In German
Terminalia arjuna
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
In French
Terminalia arjuna
Hard fescue
In Spanish
Migdałecznik arjuna
fétuque ovine
In Greek
arjuna
HARD φεστούκα
In Portuguese
Migdałecznik arjuna
Hard fescue
In Polish
Migdałecznik arjuna
Hard fescue
In Latin
arjuna
Hard fescue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Terminilia
Festuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
100300
1
27800
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