Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
Origin
New Zealand
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia
Types
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Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue
Number of Varieties
31
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Blue
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Blue Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Blue Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Blue Green, Tan, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Caterpillar, Moths
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Dysentry, Stomach pain
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CORDYLINE australis 'Red Star'
FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'
Common Name
Cabbage Palm
Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue
In Hindi
गोभी पेड़
Boulder Blue Fescue
In German
Cabbage tree
Boulder Blau -Schwingel
In French
arbre de chou
Boulder bleu fétuque
In Spanish
árbol de la col
Boulder azul de la hierba festuca
In Greek
λάχανο δέντρο
Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα
In Portuguese
repolho árvore
Boulder Blue Grass festuca
In Polish
kapusta drzewo
Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy
In Latin
brassica ligno
Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Cyperales
Family
Asparagaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Acidosasa
Festuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Poeae
Subfamily
Lomandroideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
461
1
27800
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