1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
1.4 Types
Not Available
Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Wide range of ecological site
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
45.70 cm5.10 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Narrowly elliptic
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings
From Rhizomes
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level
4.8 Fertilizers
N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer
fertilize in fall
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cures poisoning from fish
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical, Wildflower
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BLETIA purpurea
FESTUCA rubra
7.2 Common Name
Candelaria, Pinepink, Purple Bletia Orchid, Sharp-petaled Bletia Orchid
Red Fescue
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Candelaria
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Candelaria
Kostrzewa czerwona
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, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species