1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic
South America
1.4 Types
Large Blue Fescue , Sea Urchin Blue Fescue, Elijah Blue blue fescue
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.24 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
1.2 Plant Color
1.2.1 Flower Color
1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
1.3 Shape
1.3.1 Leaf Shape
1.4 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Summer, Fall
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Indeterminate
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought, Heat Tolerance
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic
3.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing
3.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Requires high amount of nitrogen
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Drought, Heat Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Skin Problems
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Cottage garden, Edible
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
FESTUCA
PORTULACA grandiflora
6.2 Common Name
Blue Fescue, Field Fescue
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
niebieski Kostrzewa
Portulaca
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species