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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Grass

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
Southern Europe

Types

Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus alatus, Euonymus europaeus
Fine leaved sheep's fescue

Number of Varieties

201
0 40000
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Habitat

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
Mountain Slopes, Pastures

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-74-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
8 - 1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
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
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm5.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

900.00 cm4.90 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Pink, Purple, Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red
Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate to elliptical
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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

Clay, Loam, Sand
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

organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Powdery mildew, Vine weevils
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Facts

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

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Mealybugs, Mites

Allergy

Mild Allergen
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Alterative, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic
Antispasmodic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Wood
Whole plant

Other Uses

Edible yellow dye is obtained, Used as essential oil, Yields a volatile oil that is used in soap making
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus 'Aldenhamensis'
FESTUCA brevipila

Common Name

Spindle Tree, Common Spindle, European Spindle
Hard Fescue

In Hindi

Spindle Tree
Hard fescue

In German

Spindelbaum
Echter Schaf-Schwingel

In French

Spindle Arbre
Hard fescue

In Spanish

Árbol del husillo
fétuque ovine

In Greek

ατράκτου Δέντρο
HARD φεστούκα

In Portuguese

Árvore spindle
Hard fescue

In Polish

Wrzeciono Drzewo
Hard fescue

In Latin

Ligno colos
Hard fescue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Celastrales
Cyperales

Family

Celastraceae
Poaceae

Genus

Euonymus
Festuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Euonymeae
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Subfamily

Celastroideae
-

Number of Species

150300
1 27800
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Difference Between Spindle Tree and Hard Fescue

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Importance of Spindle Tree and Hard Fescue

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Spindle Tree and Hard Fescue. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Spindle Tree and Hard Fescue 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 Spindle Tree is Alterative, Laxative, Purgative and Tonic whereas of Hard Fescue is Antispasmodic. Spindle Tree has beauty benefits as follows: while Hard Fescue has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Spindle Tree vs Hard Fescue

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Spindle Tree vs Hard Fescue and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Spindle Tree are Mild Allergen whereas of Hard Fescue have Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Spindle Tree has showy fruits and Hard Fescue has no showy fruits. Also Spindle Tree is not flowering and Hard Fescue is not flowering . You can compare Spindle Tree and Hard Fescue facts and facts of other plants too.