1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
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
Dry areas, Roadsides, stream banks, Stream side, Waste areas
Wide range of ecological site
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.3 AHS Heat Zone
2.4 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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
2.5 Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
4 Information
4.2 Plant Size
4.2.1 Minimum Height
980.00 cm5.10 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
White, Lavender
Not Available
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Non Fruiting Plant
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Gray
Dark Green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Gray
Light Green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Gray
Dark Green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil
Not Available
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
10.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
10.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level
10.8 Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
fertilize in fall
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
10.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Frost
Not Available
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites
Bugs
11.12 Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Asthma
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Wildlife
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach
No Medicinal Use
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
12.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Making Perfumes, Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
NEPETA cataria
FESTUCA rubra
13.2 Common Name
Cat Nip, Catnip
Red Fescue
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
13.2.5 In Greek
Είδος δυόσμου
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
13.2.6 In Portuguese
13.2.7 In Polish
Kocimiętka
Kostrzewa czerwona
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
14.8 Tribe
14.9 Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Not Available
14.10 Number of Species