1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
meadows, Well Drained, yards
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
5.10 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pale White
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Yellow, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Food for animals
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Festuca arundinacea
Trichosanthes cucumerina
7.2 Common Name
Tall Fescue
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Rohr-Schwingel
Schlangenhaargurke
7.2.3 In French
Festuca arundinacea
Trichosanthes cucumerina
7.2.4 In Spanish
Festuca arundinacea
snake gourd
7.2.5 In Greek
tall fescue
φίδι κολοκύθα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Festuca arundinacea
snake gourd
7.2.7 In Polish
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
Gurdlina ogórkowata
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Papilionoideae
8.10 Number of Species