Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Sedge or Rush
Origin
-
North America
Types
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
Grass
Number of Varieties
25
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Well Drained, yards
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 5
-
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
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.10 cm270.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Olive
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Olive
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Olive
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan
Sandy Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Rhizome division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Scale, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Drought
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic
Abscess, Snakebite, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Rhizomes, Root, Seeds, Shoots, Stem
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Festuca arundinacea
Schoenoplectus Tabernaemontani
Common Name
Tall Fescue
Grey Club-Rush, Great Bulrush, Softstem Bulrush
In Hindi
tall fescue
Softstem Bulrush
In German
Rohr-Schwingel
Softstem Bulrush
In French
Festuca arundinacea
Softstem Bulrush
In Spanish
Festuca arundinacea
Softstem Bulrush
In Greek
tall fescue
Softstem Bulrush
In Portuguese
Festuca arundinacea
Softstem Bulrush
In Polish
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
Softstem Bulrush
In Latin
tall fescue
Softstem Bulrush
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Festuca
Schoenoplectus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
30035
1
27800
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