Life Span
Perennial
Type
Grass
Origin
-
Types
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
Number of Varieties
2
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Well Drained, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8
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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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Mealybugs, Mites
Allergy
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Festuca arundinacea
Common Name
Tall Fescue
In Hindi
tall fescue
In German
Rohr-Schwingel
In French
Festuca arundinacea
In Spanish
Festuca arundinacea
In Greek
tall fescue
In Portuguese
Festuca arundinacea
In Polish
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
In Latin
tall fescue
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Festuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
300
Rank: 55 (Overall)
1
27800
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