Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Grass
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Turkey, Western Asia
Southern Europe
Types
French parsley
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Number of Varieties
51
0
40000
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Habitat
Hedgebanks, Roadsides, Waste areas
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8 - 1
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
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
35.60 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm4.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small, flat and dissected
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil
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
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Mealybugs, Mites
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
Improve hair condition, Skin Problems, Stops hair loss
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Digestive disorders, Eczema, Gout
Antispasmodic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Condiment, Repellent, Used As Food
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
ANTHRISCUS cerefolium
FESTUCA brevipila
Common Name
Chervil, French Chervil
Hard Fescue
In Hindi
चेवील
Hard fescue
In German
Kerbel
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
In French
Cerfeuil
Hard fescue
In Spanish
Perifollo
fétuque ovine
In Greek
Σκαντζίκι
HARD φεστούκα
In Portuguese
Cerefólio
Hard fescue
In Polish
Trybula
Hard fescue
In Latin
BOOPES
Hard fescue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Apiales
Cyperales
Family
Apiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Anthriscus
Festuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Apioideae
-
Number of Species
10300
1
27800
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