Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
-
Southern Europe
Types
-
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Number of Varieties
501
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Mountains, Coastal Regions, Hillside, Open Forest, Rocky areas
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm4.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Light Pink
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Hot Pink
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Water Deeply
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
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Mealybugs, Mites
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Jaundice
Antispasmodic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
CEANOTHUS x pallidus
FESTUCA brevipila
Common Name
Wild lilac
Hard Fescue
In Hindi
Ceanothus
Hard fescue
In German
Ceanothus
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
In French
Ceanothus
Hard fescue
In Spanish
Ceanothus
fétuque ovine
In Greek
Ceanothus
HARD φεστούκα
In Portuguese
Ceanothus
Hard fescue
In Polish
Ceanothus
Hard fescue
In Latin
Ceanothus
Hard fescue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Cyperales
Family
Rhamnaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Ceanothus
Festuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
70300
1
27800
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