Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
World/Pandemic
Western United States, Canada
Types
Large Blue Fescue , Sea Urchin Blue Fescue, Elijah Blue blue fescue
Pinus lambertiana
Number of Varieties
125
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.24 cm1,520.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm760.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Water three times weekly in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Blister Rust
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Douglas squirrels
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant
Botanical Name
FESTUCA
PINUS lambertiana
Common Name
Blue Fescue, Field Fescue
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
In Hindi
ब्लू हुक्म
Sugar Pine
In German
blau -Schwingel
Sugar Pine
In French
bleu fétuque
Sugar Pine
In Spanish
azul festuca
Sugar Pine
In Greek
μπλε Φεστούκα
Sugar Pine
In Portuguese
azul festuca
Sugar Pine
In Polish
niebieski Kostrzewa
Sugar Pine
In Latin
blue Fescue
Pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Festuca
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Poeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
615
1
27800
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