Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
-
North America, Northwestern United States
Types
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
Acer circinatum
Number of Varieties
220
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Well Drained, yards
Forests, gardens, Open Forest, Tropical regions, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 5
9-4
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
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.10 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale White
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Red, Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Billbugs, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites
-
Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
-
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
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
Festuca arundinacea
ACER circinatum
Common Name
Tall Fescue
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple
In Hindi
tall fescue
बेल मेपल
In German
Rohr-Schwingel
Wein-Ahorn
In French
Festuca arundinacea
Maple Vine
In Spanish
Festuca arundinacea
arce vid
In Greek
tall fescue
αμπέλου Maple
In Portuguese
Festuca arundinacea
bordo de videira
In Polish
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
Vine Maple
In Latin
tall fescue
vitis Maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Sapindales
Family
Poaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Festuca
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Hippocastanoideae
Number of Species
300128
1
27800
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