Autumn Fern

Red Fescue

About Autumn Fern and Red Fescue

Autumn Fern

Red Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

1.4 Types

Dryopteris fili-mas, Dryopteris affinis, Dryopteris carthusiana

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Woodlands

Wide range of ecological site

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-92-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green, Pink, Copper

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Brown, Dark Red, Bronze

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Brown

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Fern like

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune grass to maintain level

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, Water soluble fertilizers

fertilize in fall

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Erosion control, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DRYOPTERIS erythrosora

FESTUCA rubra

7.2 Common Name

Autumn fern, Japanese wood fern, Copper shield fern

Red Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Autumn Fern Tree

Red Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Herbst Fern Tree

Rotschwingel

7.2.3 In French

Autumn Fern Tree

fétuque rouge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Otoño Fern Tree

festuca roja

7.2.5 In Greek

Φθινόπωρο δέντρο φτέρη

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Samambaia de árvore Autumn

Red festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Jesień Drzewo paproci

Kostrzewa czerwona

7.2.8 In Latin

Autumnus Fern tree

Red Fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Leptosporangiate fern

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Dryopteris

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Autumn Fern and Red Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Autumn Fern and Red Fescue? We provide you with everything About Autumn Fern and Red Fescue. Autumn Fern doesn't have thorns and Red Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Autumn Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Autumn Fern has allergic reactions like Not Available and Red Fescue has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Autumn Fern and Red Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Autumn Fern and Red Fescue

Season and care of Autumn Fern and Red Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Autumn Fern and Red Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Autumn Fern season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Red Fescue season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Autumn Fern is Loam and for Red Fescue is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Autumn Fern is Acidic, Neutral and for Red Fescue is Acidic, Neutral.

Autumn Fern and Red Fescue Physical Information

Autumn Fern and Red Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Autumn Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Autumn Fern and Red Fescue are as follows:

Autumn Fern flower color: Not Available
Autumn Fern leaf color: Light Green, Yellow green, Pink and Copper
Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Autumn Fern and Red Fescue

Care of Autumn Fern and Red Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Autumn Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level. In summer Autumn Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.