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Hard Fescue
Hard Fescue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Origin

Southern Europe
Mediterranean

Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Belgian Endive, Red Belgian Endive, Curly Endive (a.k.a. Frisee), Escarole, Radicchio (Chioggia) and Radicchio (Chioggia)

Number of Varieties

110
0 40000
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Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures
Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1
9-1

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
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.10 cm3.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

4.90 cm1.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pale White
Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loamy, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

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

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites
Butterflies

Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic
Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as an ingredient in coffee

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila
Cichorium intybus

Common Name

Hard Fescue
Blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed, bunk, coffeeweed, cornflower, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailors, succory, wild bachelor's buttons, and wild endive

In Hindi

Hard fescue
कासनी

In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel
Chicoree

In French

Hard fescue
chicorée

In Spanish

fétuque ovine
achicoria

In Greek

HARD φεστούκα
ραδίκι

In Portuguese

Hard fescue
chicória

In Polish

Hard fescue
cykoria

In Latin

Hard fescue
pancratium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Asterales

Family

Poaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Festuca
Cichorium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

-
Cichorioideae

Number of Species

30085
1 27800
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Difference Between Hard Fescue and Chicory

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Importance of Hard Fescue and Chicory

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Hard Fescue and Chicory. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Hard Fescue and Chicory as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Hard Fescue is Antispasmodic whereas of Chicory is Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems and Stomach pain. Hard Fescue has beauty benefits as follows: while Chicory has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Hard Fescue vs Chicory

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