1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained
Anthropogenic, meadows, Slopes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
1.4.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
1.7 Plant Color
1.7.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Green, Light Yellow
1.7.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.7.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
1.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray
Green, Dark Green
1.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray
Dark Green
1.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Tan, Gray
Dark Green, Bronze
1.8 Shape
1.8.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong elliptic
1.9 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Spring
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
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
Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Medium
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
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
10-10-10
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Flying insects, Insects
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
Itchiness, Skin irritation
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Bonsai, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Not Available
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'
BUXUS 'Green Velvet' COPF
6.2 Common Name
Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue
Green velvet boxwood
6.2.1 In Hindi
Boulder Blue Fescue
Green velvet boxwood
6.2.2 In German
Boulder Blau -Schwingel
Grüner Samt boxwood
6.2.3 In French
Boulder bleu fétuque
Vert velours buis
6.2.4 In Spanish
Boulder azul de la hierba festuca
boj terciopelo verde
6.2.5 In Greek
Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα
Πράσινο πυξάρι βελούδο
6.2.6 In Portuguese
Boulder Blue Grass festuca
buxo veludo verde
6.2.7 In Polish
Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy
Green Velvet bukszpan
6.2.8 In Latin
Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue
Carl viridis praetoriola
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species